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I have seen quite of few people screw up their devices by not knowing what they are doing. So I am making this thread to simply tell people not familiar with fastboot what they should and should not do.
1. Fastboot oem unlock will unlock your bootloader and do a complete wipe of your device. As far as I know the only way for something to go wrong here is if you're device is low on battery and shuts off during the process. Either plug it in or have a "good" amount of juice left in your battery. To be 100 percent sure plug it in.
Before I get into oem lock IMHO you should only use this command for one thing only. Getting the device ready to send into motorola for the LGT upgrade or a another warranty repair or some sort. When done properly it is completely safe but there is no reason to do to go back to "stock".
2. Fastboot oem lock. Do not issue this command unless you are absolutely sure you have the correct software on your device. The correct software is what you get from the motodev site for your device. You need the official sofware images for your specific device AND REGION. If it is not released then DO NOT re-lock the device. If you have a OTA installed you will need to flash back to the motodev images first.
All this info is all ready on the forums in various threads already but I wanted to put in one place since I noticed quite a few users botch up the devices trying to update to 3.1 The last thing we need are a bunch of people bricking the devices and sending them in moto. I suspect if enough people do it they will end up changing their minds on the entire encrypted bootloader situation.
I know you have to unlock to flash "non-stock" images, but do you have to unlock if you are only going to flash the "stock" motodev images?
If I am currently just unlocked, not rooted do I need to lock in order to get the 3.1 update?
ccogan said:
If I am currently just unlocked, not rooted do I need to lock in order to get the 3.1 update?
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NO. the update only checks for stock files, not lock or unlock.
Blaisun said:
I know you have to unlock to flash "non-stock" images, but do you have to unlock if you are only going to flash the "stock" motodev images?
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before you can flash anything you will need to unlock the bootloader.
how to lock the bootloader????
albundy2010 said:
I have seen quite of few people screw up their devices by not knowing what they are doing. So I am making this thread to simply tell people not familiar with fastboot what they should and should not do.
1. Fastboot oem unlock will unlock your bootloader and do a complete wipe of your device. As far as I know the only way for something to go wrong here is if you're device is low on battery and shuts off during the process. Either plug it in or have a "good" amount of juice left in your battery. To be 100 percent sure plug it in.
Before I get into oem lock IMHO you should only use this command for one thing only. Getting the device ready to send into motorola for the LGT upgrade or a another warranty repair or some sort. When done properly it is completely safe but there is no reason to do to go back to "stock".
2. Fastboot oem lock. Do not issue this command unless you are absolutely sure you have the correct software on your device. The correct software is what you get from the motodev site for your device. You need the official sofware images for your specific device AND REGION. If it is not released then DO NOT re-lock the device. If you have a OTA installed you will need to flash back to the motodev images first.
All this info is all ready on the forums in various threads already but I wanted to put in one place since I noticed quite a few users botch up the devices trying to update to 3.1 The last thing we need are a bunch of people bricking the devices and sending them in moto. I suspect if enough people do it they will end up changing their minds on the entire encrypted bootloader situation.
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Question for you, how do I go about entering this command? My knowledge is basic. I have unrooted, restocked a Nexus 7. Trying to do oem lock without being able to use the screen. Cannot enable USB debugging because the screen is nonoperational. Any advice?
The Free Google Drive space promotion was recently increased from 65GB to 100GB. So, there is more reason than ever to get this great offer.
If however, like me, you rooted your phone and found out you couldn't redeem it... and also read some people claiming that HTC wouldn't provide a code to redeem the offer because you had unlocked the bootloader... Follow the steps below to get this offer without dealing at all with HTC.
There are two primary obstacles to redeeming this offer. Since you rooted your phone, you have unlocked the bootloader. Even if you have relocked it using fastboot oem lock, this will still prevent the Drive App from displaying the offer screeen. The problem is that when you use fastboot oem lock, you are changing the status of the bootloader to ***RELOCKED*** . What you need is a factory default bootloader lock, which displays as ***LOCKED*** on the hBoot screen.
Plus, if you attain S-Off after unlocking your bootloader following HTCDev, it is very possible you will have a
*** TAMPERED ***
banner on your hboot screen. This must be removed as well.
HUGE thanks to Scotty1223 who first shared the methods for removing the TAMPERED banner and locking the bootloader to factory default several months ago. I am just consolidating those steps plus some other minor info into a sequential series of steps in one place for convenience.
These steps presume you have ADB installed, and have not changed your CID.
STEPS to GET TO STOCK FOR PURPOSES OF THE GOOGLE DRIVE PROMO.
1. Make a Nandroid backup using TWRP or CWM.
2. Get S-Off.
Use Sunshine or some other method to get S-Off. Link to Sunshine S-Off apk
3. Remove ***TAMPERED*** Banner.
If you have a ***TAMPERED*** banner on your hboot screen, follow the steps below (thanks to Scotty1223 for sharing this method). ADB must be installed!!! You can go to the first step of this thread to install a compact version
Connect your phone to your PC. Open up a terminal (as administrator in Windows...or as root in Linux) and cd to the adb directory (which contains fastboot, etc.).
Enter the following:
adb devices
You should see your device's serial number appear on the screen... If so, you are all good. If not, please check your ADB install..... there are many many guides to getting this set up.
Now we are going into the ADB Shell, which is like a terminal emulator from the OS on your phone. Enter the following:
adb shell
to enter the shell. You will be presented with a prompt... most likely it will be
[email protected]_m8: / $
Enter the following command to get root in ADB
su
[Very important note: You need this for superuser privileges on your phone... Make sure to wait for a prompt that looks like the following:
[email protected]_m8:/ #.
(if you are getting something different, don't worry... Just make sure there is a '#' at the end of the prompt)
If it hangs and only shows the first prompt like this:
[email protected]_m8: / $ <== note the '$' at the end
Then hit return in your terminal window on your PC (whether in windows or linux). It may exit automatically from the shell.
If this happens, it is because you have not used adb shell yet and have SuperSU (or Superuser) on default settings, which is to prompt the first time an app asks for root privileges. You should see a toast/dialog box on your phone that requests superuser permissions for "ADB Shell". Grant them, and then enter adb shell again from the terminal window on your PC. Now the root prompt (in red above) should show up in the terminal window.]
Now copy the line below and paste it into the terminal window on your PC at the root prompt:
echo -ne '\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=1 seek=5314564
You should get something like this in response:
ock/mmcblk0p6 bs=1 seek=5314564 <
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
1 bytes transferred in 0.007 secs (142 bytes/sec)
If not, double check that you copied the above line correctly, that there are no spaces before the 'echo', and enter it again.
Then enter:
adb reboot bootloader
This will boot into hboot. Confirm that the ***TAMPERED*** is in fact not showing on the hboot screen.
Back in your terminal on your PC, enter:
fastboot reboot
to reboot the phone.
4. Lock the bootloader.
To lock the bootloader the correct way, you must follow the steps below. As far as I have determined, it is the same for all carriers of the HTC One M8. Again, a big thanks to Scotty1223 for this very cool route to locking the bootloader.
Like step 3, above, we are going into the ADB Shell, which is like a terminal emulator from the OS on your phone. If you do not have ADB installed on your PC, there are ample resources all over the internet for getting this installed...
Enter the following:
adb shell
to enter the shell. You will be presented with a prompt... most likely it will be
[email protected]_m8: / $
Enter the following command to get root in ADB
su
[IMPORTANT NOTE: See warning under Step 3 about getting a root prompt]
Then copy and paste this into your terminal on your PC:
echo -ne '\x00\x00\x00\x00' | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 bs=1 seek=33796
And lastly:
exit
(exit a second time if you need to to get back to a normal > prompt)
adb reboot bootloader
Confirm that your bootloader shows a ***LOCKED*** banner (and not ***RELOCKED***).
Back in your terminal on your PC, enter:
fastboot reboot
to reboot the phone
5. Getting to Stock.
****If you have NOT touched the stock Rom at all, nor deleted any system apps (essentially you have merely rooted and flashed a stock recovery) you can skip this step (no need to perform either step 5a or 5b). Just Reboot and finish with step 7.
To get the Google Drive storage you need to be running near to stock.. This means you need the stock firmware, and the stock Sense Rom (including all system applications). Many people will not have to worry about firmware or system applications. However, if you switched to an AOSP/AOKP Rom or a different kernel, then you do. Depending on your situation, follow step 5a OR step 5b.
5a. If you have switched to an AOSP/AOKP Rom, and are unsure about your firmware being correct and/or stock, an easy way to get all of the components which make up full stock (stock rom, stock firmware, stock hboot) is to flash an RUU from your carrier (see M8 forum for your carrier...there should be a roll-up thread with links and instructions to flash an RUU. NOTE: For anyone reading this thread that somehow managed to lock the bootloader without S-off, It is highly recommended NOT TO FLASH AN RUU WITH BOOTLOADER LOCKED AND S-ON. You must have S-OFF to flash an RUU with a locked bootloader).
5b. If you don't have to worry about firmware, but have deleted several system apps or otherwise altered the stock Rom, then you should restore a stock nandroid or find and flash a stock Rom. You should again go to the HTC One M8 forum for your carrier to get these items. If restoring a stock nandroid backup, make sure you have made a backup (as instructed in Step 1) so you have the right folder structure (whether you are using TWRP stock nandroid or a CWM stock nandroid) on the SD in which to place the stock nandroid.
6. Reboot.
7. REDEEM OFFER!
Go to the Play Store and uninstall any and all Google Drive updates (I did not have any, but in some cases Drive may have updated while you were rooted). After uninstalling any Drive updates, you should be able to go into the Drive app, and see the promo screen immediately and redeem the promo. If you do not see any screen with the offer, select "Product Tour" from the dropdown menu and go through the various "tour" screens. At the end it will show you the offer—it will probably be for 65GB. After you accept the offer however, it will say "an extra 50GB has been added to your Google Drive storage (so 65GB + 50GB = 115GB)
Again a big thank you to Scott1223 for the methods which allow us to go back and get this offer!!!
....and also thank you to jshamlet, kabuts, rcharliesam, phil.culler for helping me in some other threads!!!!
And exocetdj for his awesome help!!!!!!!
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extremely well put out guide mate :good:
Maybe worth merging this with other thread so people have it all in one place?
One post for original method and then the next for this one? both brilliantly relevant
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extremely well put out guide mate :good:
Maybe worth merging this with other thread so people have it all in one place?
One post for original method and then the next for this one? both brilliantly relevant
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Is there a guide to get the Google Drive offer? I only saw various threads discussing it and threads explaining how to get back to stock...or Scotty1223's method to lock the bootloader.
I wouldn't have compiled a complete guide if there was one already. I hope I didn't miss it.
I started one in the other thread...but it was just a post in the third page of a thread discussing the Drive offer and discussing ways to get it (like contacting HTC, etc. (But thank you for reminding me-- I really should link that post to this thread since the guide in that post is old).
Let me know where the other guide is and I will try to get them merged or linked or something.
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Is there a guide to get the Google Drive offer? I only saw various threads discussing it and threads explaining how to get back to stock...or Scotty1223's method to lock the bootloader.
I wouldn't have compiled a complete guide if there was one already. I hope I didn't miss it.
I started one in the other thread...but it was just a post in the third page of a thread discussing the Drive offer and discussing ways to get it (like contacting HTC, etc. (But thank you for reminding me-- I really should link that post to this thread since the guide in that post is old).
Let me know where the other guide is and I will try to get them merged or linked or something.
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HERE is is
They are about the same thing, may be better if everything is in the same place. have a word with the OP and see what he thinks then ask a mod, they should be able to help out
I got the 'not applicable due to tampering' error, but not going to bother with the hassle of relocking the bootloader. I probably would be interested in this offer if my BT Broadband wasn't so utterly dreadful that uploading anything takes a lifetime.
The offer's two years would be up by the time I'd finished uploading this year's holiday snaps
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HERE is is
They are about the same thing, may be better if everything is in the same place. have a word with the OP and see what he thinks then ask a mod, they should be able to help out
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That's just a thread debating ways some people were able to get it... Posts point to threads to lock the bootloader, and other posts state the tampered banner needs to be removed but no links.... It's a mess for anyone that doesn't understand what all needs to be done, nor how to do it.
That's why I compiled the thread here...it takes all the endless discussions, and just condenses it into a straightforward sequence of steps to get it.
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That's just a thread debating ways some people were able to get it... Posts point to threads to lock the bootloader, and other posts state the tampered banner needs to be removed but no links.... It's a mess for anyone that doesn't understand what all needs to be done, nor how to do it.
That's why I compiled the thread here...it takes all the endless discussions, and just condenses it into a straightforward sequence of steps to get it.
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Fair point, as u were soldier!!!! :good:
Save yourself all this time/effort. Just chat with HTC support on their website. Takes less than 5 minutes and they email you a link to activate the extra space. I did this for both my phone and my wife's phone, when they had been unlocked for months already.
I was able to redeem the offer rather quickly, followed your directions, installed a stock rom, redeemed the promotion and nandroid back to Venom within 30 minutes. Mostly because I was reading like an idiot (totally exhausted from work.)
Thanks.
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Save yourself all this time/effort. Just chat with HTC support on their website. Takes less than 5 minutes and they email you a link to activate the extra space. I did this for both my phone and my wife's phone, when they had been unlocked for months already.
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I think its luck of the draw... when this happened to me... I read everywhere, and out of everyone I spoke to who had to go to HTC because they couldn't redeem it through the Drive app, about 15% of them chatted with an HTC rep who either: (a) never asked them a single question and just sent them an email with a promo code link; (b) asked them to confirm that the caller "has not unlocked the bootloader or rooted their phone" (in which case the caller would need to lie and say "no sir! I would never do something foolish like that" and then get the email with the promo code), or (c) the rep asked them their IMEI, then said in a wry voice "I see you requested a bootloader unlock token...." (almost as if the rep was leading the caller to admit he unlocked the bootloader—and if he did...no promo).
The other 85% (who for the most part unlocked their bootloader using HTCDev) could not get the Drive deal because HTC had it on file they requested an unlock token... and in most of these cases, HTC was resolute on the offer being ineligible for those who unlocked their BL.
Given those odds—and the fear of choking if I called/chatted with HTC and had to lie—I opted to take the above steps and create a guide for anyone who needed it. Trust me... I would not have bothered to make it if it sounded like it was simple matter of contacting HTC.
I was debating going through all of this to get the offer since I'm cheap and don't want to pay for dropbox right now.
I did the online chat, and they didn't ask me any questions. I just said I tried to do it over crappy wifi connection early and it failed and now it won't redeem.
I have a Verizon edition however, so I can't unlock with HTC dev which is likely why I didn't get asked questions. My backup was to say something stupid like "unlock....? Like with my SIM code? Or the lockscreen code? Yea, I did that."
Fortunately they didn't ask and were really nice. But thanks for this guide; i was about to switch ROMs so I had just made a nandroid and was about to try and get it to redeem the hard way.
If you have Verizon or used Sunshine (or similar) I would try their support first.
Thanks very much for taking the time to write this guide.
In my case I was also just able to get in touch with HTC via chat and give them my IMEI, no need to relock, revert to stock etc.
I lost my 65gb free storage. Is there anyway to recover it?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
syntropic said:
I think its luck of the draw... when this happened to me... I read everywhere, and out of everyone I spoke to who had to go to HTC because they couldn't redeem it through the Drive app, about 15% of them chatted with an HTC rep who either: (a) never asked them a single question and just sent them an email with a promo code link; (b) asked them to confirm that the caller "has not unlocked the bootloader or rooted their phone" (in which case the caller would need to lie and say "no sir! I would never do something foolish like that" and then get the email with the promo code), or (c) the rep asked them their IMEI, then said in a wry voice "I see you requested a bootloader unlock token...." (almost as if the rep was leading the caller to admit he unlocked the bootloader—and if he did...no promo).
The other 85% (who for the most part unlocked their bootloader using HTCDev) could not get the Drive deal because HTC had it on file they requested an unlock token... and in most of these cases, HTC was resolute on the offer being ineligible for those who unlocked their BL.
Given those odds—and the fear of choking if I called/chatted with HTC and had to lie—I opted to take the above steps and create a guide for anyone who needed it. Trust me... I would not have bothered to make it if it sounded like it was simple matter of contacting HTC.
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Interesting. I was one of those who unlocked the bootloader through HTCDev. I called HTC, the rep asked for my IMEI number, and I got the activation email within 5 minutes. No mention of unlocked bootloaders. I guess it really depends on how laid back the rep is.
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Interesting. I was one of those who unlocked the bootloader through HTCDev. I called HTC, the rep asked for my IMEI number, and I got the activation email within 5 minutes. No mention of unlocked bootloaders. I guess it really depends on how laid back the rep is.
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Who knows too if there has been an internal policy change? HTC's website (I can't remember where) states that you are not eligible for the storage if you unlocked your bootloader. About a month ago, the threads I saw on this topic were more of a warning to get it first and then root or else you can't get it.
But since this phone has been out for 6 months and a lot of upfront costs are reduced (for me, I paid $0 to get it under TMO), a lot more people are getting this phone.
Plus Google changed the promo from 65GB to 100GB about a month ago...so it's possible that HTC has encountered higher-than-expected number of purchasers who unlocked the bootloader and also want the Google Drive storage. And maybe recently they have decided relax their restrictions... I am sure that those who were told no were angry. I know that had I ended up calling/chatting with HTC and they said "sorry, you unlocked your bootloader", I would have been very upset.
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Who knows too if there has been an internal policy change? HTC's website (I can't remember where) states that you are not eligible for the storage if you unlocked your bootloader. About a month ago, the threads I saw on this topic were more of a warning to get it first and then root or else you can't get it.
But since this phone has been out for 6 months and a lot of upfront costs are reduced (for me, I paid $0 to get it under TMO), a lot more people are getting this phone.
Plus Google changed the promo from 65GB to 100GB about a month ago...so it's possible that HTC has encountered higher-than-expected number of purchasers who unlocked the bootloader and also want the Google Drive storage. And maybe recently they have decided relax their restrictions... I am sure that those who were told no were angry. I know that had I ended up calling/chatting with HTC and they said "sorry, you unlocked your bootloader", I would have been very upset.
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Yeah policy change could definitely happened. Then again, I was dealing with HTC Canada, so that may have been the difference. I didn't even know the offer was changed to 100GB. Htc advantage website still said 65gb when I called htc to redeem the offer several weeks ago, and when I saw they gave me 100gb, I thought the extra space was their way of saying "sorry for trouble".
Just got my 100gb free through HTC chat. Very easy just needed my name phone number and email address :good:
Congratulations!
+100GB
added for 2 years
Go to Google Drive
But this guide is very much appreciated i was just hoping I wouldn't have to go this route. Thank you very much for taking the time to share
Less work necessary for me
i followed your great guide to redeem the Drive's extra space successfully however i only had to do the:
TEMPERED OUT Removed
UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER Removed
Running Viper without many stock apps
So i avoided all the returning to stock rom and nandroid backup.
Thanks again man
Hello,
thanks for this write-up! All you need to do is remove TAMPERED flag and LOCK bootloader. There is no need to go back to stock
Thanks one more time!
I was also able to get the offer after contacting the htc support via the live chat.
I didn't bothered with getting back to stock or anything - I just pinged them, was asked for my serial etc. and got an offer email with my 100GB.
No word about the htc dev token I have requested etc. - after about 3 minutes I received email stating that:
Based on your ticket ##TicketNumber## we have increased the storage space for your Google Drive account. In order to access the additional space, please visit the website via the link listed below.
and with the activation link...
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pastynko said:
Hello,
thanks for this write-up! All you need to do is remove TAMPERED flag and LOCK bootloader. There is no need to go back to stock
Thanks one more time!
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True - on my M7, it was all about the locked bootloader....
Has anyone used ADB to do a full backup of XT1575 and subsequent restore? I want to do a complete backup of phone so that restoring EVERYTHING to exactly as it was, after factory wipe (or with a new replacement phone), would be a simple matter of restoring from complete backup. Similar to what you get with the old Norton Ghost for Windows PCs: Brute force, image, 100% backup and restore, the restore puts the device back in exactly the same place it was when backed up including OS, config, apps, everything.
ADB:
I noticed that ADB backup of XT1575 (command "adb backup -all") produces a backup file about 25MB in size. This is whether the phone is encrypted or not. That seems WAY too small to be a complete "full image" backup of the phone, I would expect several GB. (For comparison, a different Android 5.1 phone produces a 200-700MB backup file, using the same command "adb backup -all".)
Running the command "adb backup -apk -all" produces a huge multi-GB backup file - even larger than I would expect for the OS/config/apps image itself. Is this the "full image" sort of backup I want? The ADB documentation says the -apk switch backs up apk's, which I believe should not be necessary to back up the installed/compiled apps as part of the system, which are different from their respective apk's. But without the -apk switch, the ADB backup file is only 25MB.
Appreciate any info offered.
TIA...
I'll do it today for you, and see what happens . I can helium my apps over to the tablet (only one I care about), so I don't lose anything .
I'll get back to you
phone is backing up as we speak. the command i used this time is (adb backup -apk -all), i'll also run the original one for you that produced a very small file size. then factory reset, and see what happens .
i'm on stock, un-rooted, locked bootloader.
it seems marshmallow isn't recognizing the -apk command
Edit: never mind, need to get new platform-tools
paoloroeseke said:
phone is backing up as we speak. the command i used this time is (adb backup -apk -all), i'll also run the original one for you that produced a very small file size. then factory reset, and see what happens .
i'm on stock, un-rooted, locked bootloader.
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paoloroeseke, did you finish your experiment?
Surely someone has restored from an adb backup, to know the result of using - apk vs. not using -apk.
Can anyone comment based on experience?
TIA again...
Any update to this question?
Wow long time no news.
I to here- I'm on stock, un-rooted, locked bootloader.
Would like to pull a full back up by any means before tinkering just incase having to get warranted. Then going back to state as I received it.
Is this ADB only one offered to non-root user to get all partitions copied and does it do a complete job?
This is still a good question in 2017 for new to the Moto X Pure people.
ResistanceIsFutile said:
Wow long time no news.
I to here- I'm on stock, un-rooted, locked bootloader.
Would like to pull a full back up by any means before tinkering just incase having to get warranted. Then going back to state as I received it.
Is this ADB only one offered to non-root user to get all partitions copied and does it do a complete job?
This is still a good question in 2017 for new to the Moto X Pure people.
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A FYI and word of caution: If by tinkering you mean rooting, you have to have your bootloader unlocked which means going through Motorola/Lenovo to get the unlock code. Once you get the unlock code, your warranty is void. Just receiving the code via email, regardless if you use it or not, via your warranty. The void also includes the extended warranty and Moto Care you can purchases directly from the Moto website.
"Has anyone used ADB to do a full backup of the XT1575 and subsequent restore"
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A FYI and word of caution: If by tinkering you mean rooting, you have to have your bootloader unlocked which means going through Motorola/Lenovo to get the unlock code. Once you get the unlock code, your warranty is void. Just receiving the code via email, regardless if you use it or not, via your warranty. The void also includes the extended warranty and Moto Care you can purchases directly from the Moto website.
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I thank you for your FYI words of caution, and yes it's always better to error on the side of caution. Given that advice, the Threads Topic question remains open.
But first-
On this site threads (XDA) and other places in (Motorola chat/community) users of the X Device are getting mixed answers to the warranty specifics as Motorola does not address it straight out to the point to an decisive conclusion in print. Regarding product warranty and extended warranty/Moto Care for the X device, if it's indeed a Developer Edition Device or not.
Though it's truly enough for me to see and understand the warning given when unlocking the bootloader, why else to see it, if it's not enforceable on Motorola's part as in the excerpt quotes-
Unless you have a Developer Edition device, once you get the unlock code, your device is no longer covered by the Motorola warranty; in other words, please don't blame us if things go wrong, even if they appear unrelated to unlocking the bootloader.
And now a word from our lawyers. Finally, in order to unlock your device, you need to agree to important legal terms, which can be found on the next page. Agreeing creates a binding legal agreement, so be sure to read them carefully.
LEGAL AGREEMENT AND WARNING
(5) THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL UNLOCKED DEVICES EXCEPT FOR DEVELOPER EDITION DEVICES. BY OBTAINING THE UNLOCK CODE FOR THIS DEVICE, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE DEVICE'S BOOTLOADER IS SUBSEQUENTLY UNLOCKED OR ITS SOFTWARE OR OPERATING SYSTEM IS MODIFIED, USER AGREES TO WAIVE AND VOID ALL WARRANTIES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY MOTOROLA, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WRITTEN WARRANTY THAT ACCOMPANIED THE DEVICE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR DELIVERY, AND AGREES THAT ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES PROVIDED BY SUCH A WARRANTY ARE NULL AND VOID. MOTOROLA MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF EVERY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN CONNECTION WITH AN UNLOCKED DEVICE. USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED AND THAT ALL UNLOCKED DEVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
(8)USER UNDERSTANDS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, BECAUSE IT MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR HOW A DEVICE HAS BEEN MODIFIED ONCE ITS UNLOCK CODE HAS BEEN RELEASED TO USER, MOTOROLA DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF A DEVICE WHATSOEVER ONCE IT HAS PROVIDED THE UNLOCK CODE FOR THAT DEVICE. IN NO EVENT WILL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF UNLOCKING AND/OR ALTERING A DEVICE'S SOFTWARE OR OPERATING SYSTEM, OR USE, POSSESSION, OR OPERATION OF AN UNLOCKED DEVICE; USER HEREBY WAIVES ALL CLAIMS, RIGHTS, OR ABILITY TO RECOVER ANY SUCH DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND EXPENSES. IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH (8) IS HELD INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE, THEN USER AGREES THAT ANY INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY ARISING FROM USE OF AN UNLOCKED DEVICE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY USER'S UNLOCKING AND MODIFYING THE DEVICE AND USER SHALL HAVE THE BURDEN TO PROVE OTHERWISE.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/fattach/get/741421/1385047216/redirect/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNDg5MzYzMDk2L3NpZC9mVUFHa1kxelpZaGZ2WVBNWEZpTFU5Q1Y4X0dYV09ZJTdFX2s2WDNKZTZTMjUzWlhLd1ZNNTBMSEhHQllrVVR3TEdpYlQxbWdXcmppN2FaTUJORkFQNGtMNGo2UlhNS0p1ME5ySW16ZHcyMkwzVkhtN2xPMmRiQlFLUSUyMSUyMQ==/filename/Boot_revised.pdf
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I'm really not trying to hash this over, it's presented just for those that would (here's the print), though a gray area seems to be of the mention "Developer Edition device". Then also to using a warranty service sold to buyers of the X xt1575 outside of Motorola's control for a warranty.
Enough said about the whole affair - Right. :good:
Now could you address the question of the Threads topic - if you can suggest other means Please do.
Question at hand:
"Has anyone used ADB to do a full backup of the XT1575 and subsequent restore"
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can offer any other means to accomplish this on a stock, un-rooted, locked bootloader XT1575.
Rooted methods exists, and I guess one could boot into TWRP (not flash it) from ADB and have somewhat a collection of the partitions it can capture.
Just was hoping in 2017 there was something more / else offered now to fully backup/capture all/most of the partitions on a virgin device.
Besides where would XDA be, if bootloader unlocks and exploits to devices were not at all possible?
Thank you for your thoughts.
I just confirmed this is working with a retail unit of honor 5X - US model (KIW-L24)
Visit the EMUI global site - http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=hwdownload&mod=list
Click Unlock Bootloader
Sign in to Huawei ID
Accept the unlocking agreement
Enter device information and click Submit
Get code and enjoy
If you experience any error, please use the contact us link on the page.
Please read the full Unlocking Agreement:
"Thank you for supporting Huawei Device products. Huawei Device has granted bootloader unlocking permission for its latest mobile phones, tablets and official firmware. Unlocking the bootloader enables you to flash third-party firmware to your device.
However, unlocking the bootloader carries the following risks:
1．Huawei ensures that product hardware and software are optimized for your device, but after you unlock the bootloader, Huawei cannot guarantee optimum performance or that all functions will operate normally.
2．Most third-party firmware has not been adequately tested and has poor compatibility with Huawei devices, which will affect your device’s stability or even cause damage to your device’s hardware. For example, some firmware may result in excessive power consumption that reduces your device’s standby time and battery lifespan, or the RF performance of your device may be impaired, which may lead to network search failure or poor call quality. Some firmware may even prevent your device from starting and you will not be able to restore the system, meaning that your device will be rendered unusable.
3．Third-party firmware may be vulnerable to malicious software attacks. For this reason, data security cannot be guaranteed. For example, your personal data such as contacts, messages, and location data may be disclosed. Malicious software may also send SMS messages to subscribe to paid services or make calls in the background, incurring inadvertent charges. Malicious software may even be used by others to monitor your device.
4．Some functions will no longer work after you unlock the bootloader. For example, you will no longer be able to use Digital Rights Management (DRM) keys and digital content that you have purchased. Upgrading software using Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) or a microSD card may fail or your device may not function properly after upgrading.
Unlocking the bootloader may result in unpredictable consequences for your device, including but not limited to those listed above. The user shall be held responsible in the event that the device malfunctions and cannot be recovered. Huawei will record your unlock request information; for software and hardware failures arising as a result of unlocking the bootloader, Huawei repair centers can provide repair services charged at the standard rate for repair work outside the scope of the warranty."
What do we do with the Unlock code? Is there a computer program needed to unlock? I have code but am not sure what to do with it now.
cyrusalmighty said:
What do we do with the Unlock code? Is there a computer program needed to unlock? I have code but am not sure what to do with it now.
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Boot into the bootloader then type this command "fastboot oem unlock code"
Put your code where it says code
deadman96385 said:
Boot into the bootloader then type this command "fastboot oem unlock code"
Put your code where it says code
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Thanks but How do you boot into the boot loader? Is it done on the phone or on computer?
Edit-I don't have computer available now.
cyrusalmighty said:
Thanks but How do you boot into the boot loader? Is it done on the phone or on computer?
Edit-I don't have computer available now.
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You need a computer to unlock it through adb and fastboot
deadman96385 said:
You need a computer to unlock it through adb and fastboot
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OK. I figured that much. So I got started on a laptop but I got errors. I already "Enabled OEM Unlock" after I got an error (Necessary to Unlock FRP).
Then I got another error that doesnt show much. It says FAILED (remote: Invalid Key, unlock fail) finished 18 sec.
Any ideas what Im doing wrong??
Edit- Nevermind I unlocked it fine. Bootloader is unlocked now.
I cant adb into the phone. It gives me these errors:
adb reboot bootloader
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
Erick-kewone said:
I cant adb into the phone. It gives me these errors:
adb reboot bootloader
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
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YouTube my friend how to install adb.
I installed on Windows 10 64 bits and working.
Sent from Honor 5X using Tapatalk
wimbet said:
I just confirmed this is working with a retail unit of honor 5X - US model (KIW-L24)
Visit the EMUI global site - http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin.php?id=hwdownload&mod=list
Click Unlock Bootloader
Sign in to Huawei ID
Accept the unlocking agreement
Enter device information and click Submit
Get code and enjoy
If you experience any error, please use the contact us link on the page.
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Every time I have logged into the Huawei site, things look slightly different. I assume they are updating things. However, I cannot get to the unlock agreement. I visit the link to the EMUI global site, I click unlock the bootloader, then it no longer asks for my ID. Instead it comes up with a "Create Nickname" page. No matter what I enter, it says "HWLOGIN_NICKERROR". Hopefully someone else has run into this and can redirect me to the right location.
Thanks in advance!
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the site is all in a foreign language. I don't know how you guys are reading this
outlaw815 said:
the site is all in a foreign language. I don't know how you guys are reading this
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Everything was in English for me. Maybe use Google translate?
I just click the link in OP and I go straight to page in English. Click unlock bootloader.
Then Log in next screen (or register with email if you haven't already). Do the unlock bootloader agreement.
Then complete form where you put S/N IMEI and more. Good luck
I keep getting this error screen after logging in once I press the unlock boot loader link. I have tried on multiple devices, browsers all the same thing. I made sure to select English as language as well.
Any ideas?
l0ud_sil3nc3 said:
I keep getting this error screen after logging in once I press the unlock boot loader link. I have tried on multiple devices, browsers all the same thing. I made sure to select English as language as well.
Any ideas?
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I get the same thing. Ran Chrome Google Translate on it, but it's just a server message about being busy.
@wimbet can you provide any info on this or maybe give us a rough ETA of when the server will be available so we can unlock our devices? Thanks.
Click on Unlock Bootloader and takes me to login page. Username and password don't work. Try to retrieve password and get " No security email address, phone number, or question has been set." I can login into the honor 5x club site just fine. Try to re-register and it says my email address is already in use, but I can't get access. Very odd.
Still having the same issue here.
Seems like their website may have been down for 2+ days now. That really makes me want to unlock the bootloader and get the hell out of their software ecosystem that much quicker.
twavisdegwet said:
Still having the same issue here.
Seems like their website may have been down for 2+ days now. That really makes me want to unlock the bootloader and get the hell out of their software ecosystem that much quicker.
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I had the same problem. Website would switch back to Chinese, and when I tried to go back to English I got the home screen or server busy (in Chinese). I finally just let it stay in Chinese and matched the fields with the English screen shot in the TWRP thread and I got through it and got the code. Have another problem with my phone's boot loader but that's for another thread.
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the site is all in a foreign language. I don't know how you guys are reading this
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What country are you located in? The site should automatically serve the correct language for your region.
honordevice said:
What country are you located in? The site should automatically serve the correct language for your region.
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I'm in California (USA) - I used Chrome on a Linux Mint system. Some of the site was in English and some was in Chinese.
Q: where to find "Product Serial number" ?
All Honor devices currently shipped with a locked bootloader. As long as manufacturers provide a way to unlock, then we're down with that - it helps keep your device secure and means that if you lose it, it's harder for people to steal your data (the process of unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone).
There are two ways to unlock your Honor phones bootloader, which will then allow you to install things like custom recoveries, custom kernels / ROMs etc. The first is using the official Honor method, which is free, and the second is using a third party, which costs €4 Euros, but may be the quickest option if the official method isn't working for you.
The official method
In order to unlock your Honor device using the official method, complete the following steps:
Visit https://www.emui.com/en/plugin.php?id=unlock&mod=detail and either create a new account or login with an existing Huawei account.
In the form displayed after logging in, enter:
Your phone model (KIW-L21 for the Honor 5X)
Your phone serial number (this can be found in Settings -> About -> Status)
Your phone IMEI1 (this can be found in Settings -> About -> Status)
Your phone product ID (to find this, open the dialler and enter *#*#1357946#*#*)
The captcha code
Press the 'Submit' button.
At this point you will either be provided with a code, or you will receive an error such as 'The Huawei ID used to apply for the unlock code has not been used on the device for more than 14 days.' If you get the error, you will need to use the unofficial method below.
Open a command window on your PC / Mac, which needs to have 'adb' and 'fastboot' installed from the Android SDK.
Enable USB debugging by tapping the build number in Settings -> About 5 times, then going back and selecting the option from the Development menu.
Enable OEM unlock in the Development menu.
Connect your phone to the PC and approve the security prompt on the device screen.
In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'adb reboot bootloader' to enter fastboot mode'.
In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'fastboot oem unlock [insertnumberhere]', of course using the number provided by the Huawei site.
YOUR PHONE WILL WIPE ITSELF AT THIS POINT!
That's it! You're done!
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The unofficial method
In order to unlock your Honor device using the unofficial method, if for example you receive the '14 day' error from the Huwei site, complete the following steps:
On a Windows PC, download and install DC-unlocker from https://www.dc-unlocker.com/.
On your phone, enter Manufacturer Mode - open the dialler and enter *#*#2846579#*#*. In the app that then opens, select Project Menu -> Background settings -> USB ports settings -> Manufacturer Mode.
Download the Huawei driver pack from https://files.dc-unlocker.com/share.html?v=share/88D4A98C154D4E19AF9D4A1EF09BA620.
Install the Huawei driver pack by extracting the file you just downloaded (using WinRAR or similar) and running 'DriverSetup'
After installing the driver pack, connect your phone to the PC. In Device Manager, after the automated driver install, you should have no 'Unknown Devices'.
Launch the previously downloaded DC-unlocker application.
From the drop down lists, select 'Huawei Phones' and 'Auto Detect Model'.
Press the magnifying glass icon - the app will then search for your phone.
You should see an image like the one below showing your phone is found. At this point, press the 'Buy Credits' option to set up your DC-Unlocker account and purchase the 4 credits required for code retrieval (this will cost €4). You can also do this directly from the DC-Unlocker website.
After your credit purchase is complete, click the 'Server' section and enter your new DC-unlocker login details. Press 'Check Login' to validate the details (if the server is busy, this may take multiple attempts).
Click the 'Unlocking' section, and click 'Read Bootloader Code'. Do NOT click 'Unlock'. Again, if the server is busy, this may take multiple attempts. The white area of the app will now display the bootloader code. Screen grab this just in case!
Open a command window on your PC, which needs to have 'adb' and 'fastboot' installed from the Android SDK.
Enable USB debugging by tapping the build number in Settings -> About 5 times, then going back and selecting the option from the Development menu.
Enable OEM unlock in the Development menu.
Connect your phone to the PC and approve the security prompt on the device screen.
In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'adb reboot bootloader' to enter fastboot mode'.
In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'fastboot oem unlock [insertnumberhere]', of course using the number provided by the DC-Unlocker process.
YOUR PHONE WILL WIPE ITSELF AT THIS POINT!
That's it! You're done!
by unlocking the bootloader with official method, will i lose warrenty ? will i get OTA update ?
hanu_blr said:
by unlocking the bootloader with official method, will i lose warrenty ? will i get OTA update ?
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Unlocking the bootloader will not void your warranty, and yes you will get OTAs
If you flash a custom recovery and root, THAT will void your warranty and you will not be able to get OTAs unless you relock the bootloader and go back to stock everything
Inpain said:
Unlocking the bootloader will not void your warranty, and yes you will get OTAs
If you flash a custom recovery and root, THAT will void your warranty and you will not be able to get OTAs unless you relock the bootloader and go back to stock everything
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U can still get OTAs with unlocked bootloader?
paulobrien said:
[*]In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'adb reboot bootloader' to enter fastboot mode'.
[*]In the command window on your PC / Mac, enter 'fastboot oem unlock [insertnumberhere]', of course using the number provided by the Huawei site.
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For Linux users (Mint 17.3 in my case), right after adb reboot bootloader, watch when the phone restarts, I had to unplug usb cable.
Only then my phone was recognized with sudo fastboot devices. After plugging the cable back in, ofcourse.
It was also nowhere to be found in lsusb.
Before that I could not do fastboot oem unlock..
EDIT: Just flashed TWRP, problem seems to be in front usb panel on my pc case.
When I plug phone in the back of my pc, works fine.
Hey Paul, many thanks for the tip (and your wealth of contributions over the years)!
Can you comment on how pernicious the server busy thing is with DC Unlocker?
It's annoying, but persist and it's fine.
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Sent from my HUAWEI NXT-L29 using Tapatalk
Inpain said:
Unlocking the bootloader will not void your warranty, and yes you will get OTAs
If you flash a custom recovery and root, THAT will void your warranty and you will not be able to get OTAs unless you relock the bootloader and go back to stock everything
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Are you sure?? Unlocking bootloader will not void your warranty ??
This attach pic is from official huwei support !!! Read the last lines
For those who don't reach the US unlock site: just use chrome to translate the asian site and get the unlock code from there. It works fine!
sachoosaini said:
Are you sure?? Unlocking bootloader will not void your warranty ??
This attach pic is from official huwei support !!! Read the last lines
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Of course it voids your warranty
Zakaria.R said:
Of course it voids your warranty
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It know that... But assuming that he don't know so I quoted him
sachoosaini said:
It know that... But assuming that he don't know so I quoted him
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Yeah I got you there, I was solidifying your point, there aren't many oems that are developer friendly out there, so yes you can unlock the bootloader and you can receive otas but that's pretty much it, that's why many users relock it before taking their phones to customer service.
sachoosaini said:
Are you sure?? Unlocking bootloader will not void your warranty ??
This attach pic is from official huwei support !!! Read the last lines
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The last lines say that you will be held accountable for things broken as a result of unlocking your bootloader - (and I quote) in the event that it cannot be recovered.
That's pretty standard language and it doesn't say specifically that "unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty" - because consumer protection laws vary a lot by country.
It does say that if you brick your phone and it can't be recovered you're going to be charged.
Anything that can be disputed in a gray area they'll probably put on you. But I don't know that because I'm not a lawyer and if I were, I'm not your lawyer.
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Meanwhile, after weeks of having even the Chinese site time out on one of my other Huaweis (my honor5x is already unlocked) I tried DC Unlocker and it worked just fine - five of my friends tried it and they're happy too. Many thanks for the tip, Paul!
Zakaria.R said:
Yeah I got you there, I was solidifying your point, there aren't many oems that are developer friendly out there, so yes you can unlock the bootloader and you can receive otas but that's pretty much it, that's why many users relock it before taking their phones to customer service.
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EarlyMon said:
The last lines say that you will be held accountable for things broken as a result of unlocking your bootloader - (and I quote) in the event that it cannot be recovered.
That's pretty standard language and it doesn't say specifically that "unlocking your bootloader voids your warranty" - because consumer protection laws vary a lot by country.
It does say that if you brick your phone and it can't be recovered you're going to be charged.
Anything that can be disputed in a gray area they'll probably put on you. But I don't know that because I'm not a lawyer and if I were, I'm not your lawyer.
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Well yeah brother you are right.
Now second thing, except very rare case like HTC are unlocked by revolutionary methods apart from HTC dev, and being a device most of em apart from 2-3 each and every company which provides official way of unlocking does not support opening bootloader without voiding warranty. Once you go to official way you probably loose warranty except some developer edition devices. So there is no need to be my lawer lol...
sachoosaini said:
Well yeah brother you are right.
Now second thing, except very rare case like HTC are unlocked by revolutionary methods apart from HTC dev, and being a device most of em apart from 2-3 each and every company which provides official way of unlocking does not support opening bootloader without voiding warranty. Once you go to official way you probably loose warranty except some developer edition devices. So there is no need to be my lawer lol...
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Even HTC has replaced my phone with an unlocked bootloader by their site, carrier version, not developer - so these guys can do whatever they want.
What the ****... I get the message "The Huawei ID used to apply for the unlock code has not been used on the device for more than 14 days.".
Damn this difficult phone.
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Damn this difficult phone.
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Read forum on that issue.
I had imei imeiid error on mine & all details input 100% correct so had either email huawei 100 times in hope get 1 response or use dc locker. dc locker is easy option although costs you 4 euro :-/ ...
Huawei main drw back is poor support & sloppy software
Zakaria.R said:
Yeah I got you there, I was solidifying your point, there aren't many oems that are developer friendly out there, so yes you can unlock the bootloader and you can receive otas but that's pretty much it, that's why many users relock it before taking their phones to customer service.
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How to relock bootloader on Huawei Honor 5x ( L21,22,24) ?
kartrikpal said:
How to relock bootloader on Huawei Honor 5x ( L21,22,24) ?
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I guess with the command "fastboot oem relock" and you must be on stock rom and stock recovery, but please ask others as well just to make sure that's the way.
Arobase40 said:
To relock the phone you can re flash a stock firmware but that doesn't change anything as you'll get a "relocked" status when the normal bootloader status should be "locked".
So Honor/Huawei will know if the bootloader has been modified or not...
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Could you redirect me to some page or site that say you can relock by flashing stock firmware ? Because I've never heard of this, I for one have many times flashed stock firmware and it didn't relock my phone (not on the Honor 5x though) so if you could give me a link or something, would be nice..