Hi everyone,
I have a 2nd M7 that is an AT&T variant.
I just ran an TMO RUU on it, works great.
Here's what I've done:
1. S-Off (used sunshine on hboot 1.57, original firmware and ROM were 5.12.502.2, AT&T).
2. Changed MID from AT&T to TMO using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2490792
3. Changed CID from CWS_001 to T-MOB010
4. Ran the TMO RUU (7.18.531.2) from here: http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html
Optimizing apps as we speak
OP did you carrier unlock your phone?
No, they said I need to get it from HTC, and provided a number to call.
Late last night the SIM was no longer detected, so I'm going to look into that 1st. This phone was just returned to me from HTC, for repairing the purple-tint camera issue.
I reverted the MID and CID, ran the AT&T RUU, still SIM is not detected, so I'm not sure what is wrong... maybe HTC gave me a bad phone (it's not what I originally sent to them for repair).
shpitz461 said:
No, they said I need to get it from HTC, and provided a number to call.
Late last night the SIM was no longer detected, so I'm going to look into that 1st. This phone was just returned to me from HTC, for repairing the purple-tint camera issue.
I reverted the MID and CID, ran the AT&T RUU, still SIM is not detected, so I'm not sure what is wrong... maybe HTC gave me a bad phone (it's not what I originally sent to them for repair).
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Was the sim card detected while you were on the AT&T software (before you ran the t-mobile ruu)? Also why didn't you just SuperCID instead of altering the CID since you were already s-off?
Yes, it came with 5.12.501 AT&T firmware, and SIM was detected, but I only tried it once. I then went to SOFF and upgrade, and after upgrade realized it was not detecting the SIM again.
SuperCID still won't allow you to apply RUU belonging to a different model. CID allows you to manually flash different firmwares.
I still didn't get to the bottom of this, so it also could be that HTC sent me back a defective phone... I will play with it some more tonight and see if I can figure anything out.
They did return the phone back to me w/o the SIM tray, maybe it needs a little cleaning, who knows...
They still have my 2nd phone (which is TMO variant), waiting on 'parts' according to their support.
Unbelievable, I removed the SIM tray, sprayed some compressed air inside, saw some dust coming out, now it's all good.
Trying to get HTC/TMO to unlock the SIM for me.
shpitz461 said:
SuperCID still won't allow you to apply RUU belonging to a different model. CID allows you to manually flash different firmwares.
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I'm pretty sure that with SuperCID you're able flash any RUU without changing the MID. Meaning if you have an AT&T M7 phone you can flash a T-mobile M7 RUU. Since the SuperCID unlocks the security check just like s-off. The problem is that there is a possibility that flashing a different carrier RUU might "brick" your phone.
scotty1223 said:
If you use a java card and diag file,the mid is changed. If you want to run different ruus without changing the mid and cid to correct versions,all you need to do is supercid (11111111). There is no need to change the mid,super cid eliminates the carrier and model id checks.
Id use caution howerver,as there were a couple unexplained bricks of evita and Ville when folks OTAed to ics with supercid.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56819727&postcount=111
I see. I did try in the past and gotten an error, but maybe I didn't do something right...
Anyway, I've done the conversion again, and all is good now.
Trying to get TMO to send me a SIM unlock code. Going to install Viper on it.
Got a reply from TMO that since the phone is an AT&T variant, they can't unlock it.
I used this instead, worked like a charm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53043418&postcount=601
Amazing!
phone_dude said:
I'm pretty sure that with SuperCID you're able flash any RUU without changing the MID. Meaning if you have an AT&T M7 phone you can flash a T-mobile M7 RUU. Since the SuperCID unlocks the security check just like s-off. The problem is that there is a possibility that flashing a different carrier RUU might "brick" your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56819727&postcount=111
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Previous phones this was true. These days,however,you must change to a compatible MID,even with supercid.
Supercid by itself is of little value,imo. In order to have complete freedom,you'd also need to "supermid" to eliminate the mid check(PN71**** iirc for m7).
I personally prefer to change the cid and MID to the correct values when doing a conversion.
Also note that converting att variant to t mobile is NOT giving you access to any extra bands. i.e., you're not going to get old school 4g on the 1700 band outside of refarmed areas. You really are better off with a t mobile phone.
Sent from my HTC One
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Hey guys, first post! I google'd "How to unlock 8525" and I am overwhelmed by everything that's on it. Can someone give me some clear answers on how to unlock the Cingular branded 8525, so I may use it on my T-Mobile network? Sorry if the answer is obvious, but I've read so much stuff that I'm a bit confused. Thanks in advance guys!
First make a note of your radio rom - settings>system>device info.
Then use this to unlock your Hermes (You'll need to read a bit too...) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293665
THEN Hard SPL your phone (use ver7. After you finish your SPL will be 2.10 olipro) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296722
I like to use the sd card method of flashing this as its safer and you don't get sync errors like the pc. Also no little "accidents" to brick your nice new, EXPENSIVE toy... Look on page 116, post 1160 for instructions and needed apps...
You can then put a new radio rom or whatever OS you like on it... I use the sd card method here too BUT just leave out steps 5 & 6 from the sd card method for installing Hard SPL (don't need sspl.exe).
Cheers...
And Welcome.....
Thanks for all that What OS and radio choices do I have though? What are the pro's and con's of each? Thanks in advance!
Radio roms are area and carrier specific. Thats why I said to make sure you know what your old one is. Unlocking your phone will downgrade your radio to 1.16.xx.xx This is neede to unlock your phone.
Flashing the radio is RISKY. If something gos wrong then 9 times out of 10 you have a brick, and the 10th time you have divine intervention to get it going again... Its best to find a good radio rom and don't flash again unless you know its gonna be better...
As for OS roms, go to the Hermes WM06 forum. There are plenty of roms there that are cooked by our brilliant chefs.. I believe there is a post at the top showing you some of the later ones. DON'T bother asking whats best though because a rom choice is a personal preference... What I like and what you like may be 2 VERY different things...
Make sure you have Hard SPL ver 7 installed and (especially for the radio rom where you DON'T want any interruptions) use the sd card method.
As Wam7's quote says - Flashing your ROM without HARDSPL is like going to a South African brothel without any condoms...
and not flashing with a MicroSD Card is like walking into a prison, dropping your pants and yelling "come and get it boys!" jdc
Cheers...
Thanks I saw a picture that showed the processors mhz, and it seemed to let you downclock it, where can I get that? Also, what are some useful programs and such to have?
Hi, here's some great info reference by veyka for U:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419158
Well...
I'll be honest with you. I had this little dilemma not too long ago and discovered that unless you want to pay close to $50.00 to get it unlocked from one of those unlocker sites, you MUST request from AT&T to process your subsidy unlock code. Almost all wireless carriers that sell phones with their branded name on the device or on the splash screen are locked to that specific carrier, for marketing or whatever the company desires. You must obtain your IMEI number, (just enter *#06# on your keypad) call AT&T customer service, request a subsidy unlock code, (just tell them you plan on using the device overseas and are not interested in their overseas calling plan they will then try to sell you) and wait about 1-2 weeks for an email reply. Trust me when I say this, AT&T has NO IDEA what the code is or what the status is once they have submitted the request. It is transferred to their "Tier III" tech support division, which is why it takes so long to respond. Just wait it out, and your patience will pay off when you receive the email. I'm sure you know that once you get the unlock code, all you must do then is insert a SIM from any carrier other than AT&T, reboot, and your hermes will prompt you to enter subsidy unlock code. It is usually either an 8 or 9 digit code. Be careful when entering, as too many wrong attempts will "Brick" your device. It is then you will be able to use T-mobile's service. I also had my number ported to T-mobile's network...All you have to do for that is ask T-mobile(Don't tell AT&T) to port your number for you and ther's not a damn thing AT&T can do about it. Now. As far as ROM flashing is concerned, I had to learn by thumbing through the wiki, anf forums and making many posts like yourself. First, as described by ultramag, you MUST install HardSPLv7 on your phone. once that's done and you have verified via your bootloader screen (pwr+ok+reset sw) It should say something along the lines of HERM100 IPL-1.04/HERM100 SPL-2.10.Olipro-----> Then you can start looking at flashing ROMs. Don't worry about flashing Radio ROM, that's not necessary. Any questions, send me a msg.... Good luck flashing!!!
Thank you, both the Sim unlock and Hard SPL thingy went well. At least the process of downloading and executing the programs. Both processes stated successfull completions once I figured how to to run them properly. 1 attempt on unlock, and I didn't quite understand the instructions the first time through on Hard SPL, but the 2nd time one the on-screen popped on the device it was simple enough.
Once I test with my sim card later today I'll give the total thumbs up, but so far so good before I go "ROM shopping".
Oh and its a Cingular 8525 that I'll be using on T-Mobile (Herm100)
Just make sure when you Hard SPL your Hermes the SPL is changed to 2.10 oli.
You need to use Hard SPL V7. Its the latest and safest version.
If you unlocked your Hermes then you might be using an older, not so safe version of Hard SPL which may not help you to unbrick your Hermes if, god forbid, anything goes wrong with the flash.
Just a piece of advice..
Cheers...
How can I tell it's unlocked?
I have both an 8525 and a Tilt. I "unlocked" the 8525 using a program I downloaded from here, and the Tilt using the modified radio rom approach.
I took the 8525 to a T-Mobile store, and when we put the new sim chip in, it wouldn't work, it wanted an unlock code. I haven't tried the Tilt yet and before I do (The clerk at the store hinted that she thought I was a crook of some sort for having an unlocked phone with the Cingular logo on it) I would like to be SURE it's unlocked.
Is there some kind of test I can perform, or a registry key I can check or something to verify the unlock really worked? The program I ran to unlock the 8525 (Herm_Unlock_v3) gave no errors and stated that "Device SIM/Network lock removed!" - but obviously it wasn't.
So, how can I check before I go back to the store, that the devices are really unlocked?
Walt
I followed the goldcard instructions in the GSM hero forum, and I think i have a goldcard.. is this used on our phones? or how can I see if it worked
Dont believe that can be used on the CDMA version... Could be wrong though
i would strongly sugest not dicking round with that whole thing unless you know kind of what you are doing, or you read up more on the topic.
The goldcard is used to bypass a check the recovery software uses to make sure a specific update is for your phone and carrier. This allows people that bought the asian hero to put the software that was made for the uk on it.
The version that is for the uk has a exploit in it that allows root access, the asian version does not. We tried this on the CDMA version and it doesn't bypass the hardware version check in the recovery software.
The GSM version doesn't have a problem cause they are all the hero100 model, we have the hero200, so it won't work.
I don't want to steer you away from tinkering, but at least read up on the subject more before you do so. Expecially when it comes to stuff like this that could damage your phone.
hope this helps
Grant
well nothing broke when I did it.. I still can't flash anything but the phone boots up and operates fine. I just don't see too much activity in terms of rooting, so I was just trying out mothods on the other phones
nelson8403 said:
well nothing broke when I did it.. I still can't flash anything but the phone boots up and operates fine. I just don't see too much activity in terms of rooting, so I was just trying out mothods on the other phones
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-please note which version of RUU you used in your method. Page/file link if possible.
-please also note what SD card you used brand & capacity, also link to procedure you yourself used to create the goldcard.
I have been unsuccessful as many others of us have been and are eager to hear your reply on this as you are the only recorded success story.
I'll be more than glad to help you once I find out the info above in terms of next steps to take to get you rooted.
Thanks,
Grant
well I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
that guide, but I used QMAT version 4.30 instead of 5.06 (the site was down when I tried to use it)
I have a 8gig sandisk sdhc card
nelson8403 said:
well I followed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
that guide, but I used QMAT version 4.30 instead of 5.06 (the site was down when I tried to use it)
I have a 8gig sandisk sdhc card
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all the qmat is used for in that guide is reverseing your card's cid code. This can be done manually by typeing in your number backwards but qmat does make it simpler.
ok so assuming your goldcard is functioning you would attempt to flash a RUU from a different carrier in the step listed below
20. Use the Official HTC RUU to downgrade to 2.73.405.5 (
ftp://xda:[email protected]_2.73.405.5_WWE_release_signed_NoDriver.exe
) from which you can fastboot boot and/or root your phone with flashrec.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559613
now this step is where most of us have failed, it says incorrect hardware ID when you try to flash because we have hero200 as the hardware reports to hboot/recovery image. The goldcard was to my belief just to bypass the cid check not the hardware ID check.
I was under the assumption that you were able to flash this RUU. So I'm taking it that I was confused and you are in with the rest of us.
yea i think he is unable to flash, so its back to square one...
Hey guys,
I was just wondering. When this AlphaRev thing is released, and I set my Wildfire S-OFF, will I be able to use SIM card from any carrier? Right now I'm able to use SIM card from only one carrier.
Thanks.
grifo07 said:
Hey guys,
I was just wondering. When this AlphaRev thing is released, and I set my Wildfire S-OFF, will I be able to use SIM card from any carrier? Right now I'm able to use SIM card from only one carrier.
Thanks.
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Nope.
+tenchars, etc...
im not 100% sure but i can use any sim card after getting s-off from xtc clip so it should happen
The xtc clip produces a Gold card that unlocks the carrier-locked phone, the alpharevx produces only an s-off, meaning that you can install custom roms, recovery, permanent root etc.
XTC Clip does both S-OFF and SIM unlock while AlphaRev does ONLY S-OFF.
Is there a difference between sim unlock and carrier unlock.
Of course i don't need it, but just asking to know....
AFAIK, There's no difference between carrier unlock and sim unlock..
One more thing i think u can unlock carrier using debranding method given in this forum. That means downgrading/changing region of current ROM. Its not that much difficult. It requires gold card i think. There's one easy method let me try to explain it.
1. Follow all steps in changing ROM region/debranding/downgrading.
Eg- If u've France or India or any regional ROM downgrading it to WWE Rom.
2.IMP- Here's the trick to unlock the carrier:
Follow steps on downgrading till editing the mtd0 with HxD or Hex editor.
In that u may find something like HT_031 or something it depends on region, change that to 000000 that called super cid.
After changing changes to mtd from above and the downgrading guide follow the guide as usual.
I hope this may help you to unlock carrier. I dont know but u may try it.
No. Debranding and SIM unlock are NOT the same thing.
Debranding (for example, by goldcard) removes network operator customisations by installing generic software, but you still cannot use a SIM card from another network.
SIM unlock can be only done using special methods as of now (XTC Clip, any third party mobile phone shop) and it enables you to use whichever SIM card you want, but you can keep your branding if you like (ROM doesn't have to match the operator, AFAIK)
When you are in hboot, you can see the option "sim lock". Is it trough that your phone becomes sim locked (and unlocked)? And if yes, is it something we can manage ourselfs? It would be a great security for the phone against thieves
Thank you in advance!
Erwin
According to jkoljo in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1014046
It does not do anything unless you have just the correct files in your SD card that define the network and so on. Only service centers and network providers have such files. So you are fine, nothing bad happened.
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Which means the option does nothing unless you have carrier-specific files on your SD card. Files which carriers use to sim-lock the device I presume.
Hello
If I install a stock rom on rooted/sim unlocked phone via gfree, would I lose the sim unlock?
I understand I will get the S-On back, I am more concerned about Sim Unlock.
Thanks.
I believe so. Your flashing a complete stock image, which restores everything to stock. If you do go thought with it, im pretty sure you can call tmobile to get the unlock code.
From my fist, to your face! Enjoy!
If you install a stock ROM on gfree-unlocked phone, you'll remain S-OFF. No amount of flashing will restore S-ON, since gfree modifies the flag itself, which is not rewritten by ROMs. You can lock it back by using gfree, if you want, but - and here's your second answer - SIM will be unlocked forever, no matter what you do. Some people on this forum tested it and arrived to this conclusion.
I am in this situation right now. I have a HTC Panache, which is S-OFF (using JGobeil's method, which I believe you helped devised a lot). I am planning on giving the phone to my girlfriend and get another one, thus transferring my SIM card into the new phone and having her get a new SIM.
Will that be a problem with my rooted phone? Will I be able to keep my phone rooted and have the SIM card installed and working without hiccups?
Thanks!
whitewarrior11 said:
I am in this situation right now. I have a HTC Panache, which is S-OFF (using JGobeil's method, which I believe you helped devised a lot). I am planning on giving the phone to my girlfriend and get another one, thus transferring my SIM card into the new phone and having her get a new SIM.
Will that be a problem with my rooted phone? Will I be able to keep my phone rooted and have the SIM card installed and working without hiccups?
Thanks!
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Of cause yes man! They will no any problems for root! How a sim card change root.lol
Hello,
just to be sure... I bought my M9+ in Dubai, but I am livin in Czech Republic. I have no real problem with English in my phone, but still I'd prefer czech localisation. So it would be nice to be able to get European OTA.
So far I understood I need to change CID, which means I have to use SunShine to S-OFF my phone, change CID using the appropriate command and then it should hopefully work...
But as I said... I want to be 100% sure that I am not going to screw things up... So... Will it work? And what shall I be aware of?
Thank you for your answer...
Best regards
A.S.J
EDIT: CID for my region is HTC_032 ... is there an official OTA that I can use with this CID? Or... would it work setting SuperCID install 401 EU version and then switch CID to HTC_032 to get Czech OTA?
OK.. I have completed all the steps needed successfully... unlock, root, S-Off, CID change from HTC__044 to HTC__032, flash EU ROM...
Now I was puzzled by one thing... The phone began to claim to be Developer version only and still being a property of HTC... Is it because of the ROM I installed (http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/one-m9-general/ruu-htc-one-m9-1-85-401-6-t3218717) od did something go wrong? Or did someone trick me and sold me a piece that had not to be sold?
I haven't noticed such claim in the original SW and as far as I am concerned, the warning came after bootloader unlock...
What can I do to get rid of it and set it as normal (my) phone?
I think its cause of CID change. Same at mine but i got all the Europe OTAs since so no problem for me...
Well... The warnings came out right after S-OFF, even before the CID change, so perhaps S-OFF was sufficient to get this message. Question is, however, what data are being sent to HTC (as with the DevPhone you cannot turn this feature off)... I do not really like the idea, that my phone is being tracked because of S-OFF...
But as far as I understood, there is no (safe) way to get S-ON and be able to turn this data tracking off, nor I can do any change in the ROM as long as I am willing to have official software... is it correct?
I do not particulary care for the fact my phone says it is property of HTC, but definetely I care for the little detail, that it sends data to HTC about the usage and says that I cannot turn the tracking off because it is not really my phone
What do you mean "no safe way to get s-on"? It's just a fastboot command.
"fastboot oem writesecureflag 3"