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Unlocking the Bootloader for F8132 Xperia X Performace

To root your Sony X Performance phone ( I have the F8132 ) You must do this procedure till maybe in the future there is another method.
Unlock bootloader on Xperia X Performance
1) download the ADB-drivers utility here that you will need to install the drivers which enable flashmode to work on your pc. You will also need the Sony Performance X driver so your computer will connect to it properly here
2) Go here to download Android Studio Software which allows you to pen a cmd line and program the phone in flashmode. To save you lots of time and trouble, again, my instructions are much better and help you navigate to the places you need to be so this goes well. Disregard the Sony instructions because you will most likely ask yourself many questions and will not find answers.You will need to properly install the Android studio software to get it working the way you need. Upon install, check off Android SDK and Android Virtual Device. Click next. It takes a while to install. Open the software after it has been installed. It will tell you " No Android SDK found. Click next. Click next again to install the two prechecked updates which are Android SDK Platform and API25" ANdroid 7.1.1 (Nougat). Then click finished to start the install of those 2 updates. It will download files from the internet. This will take a while. Click inish when its done downloading. At the welcome window of Android Studio click on the "configure" button. Choose SDK Manager. There will be 3 tabs at the upper midline of the window. Choose the "SDK Tools" tab. Check off "Google USB Driver and Google Web Driver. Usually these drivers will not work to get your phone in fastboot mode. This is why I have instructed you to install the Flashtool-
drivers utility. Nonetheless, click on these and click on apply. Click accept the click next to download and install this update. Click finish after it has installed then click ok to close the software.
3) On your device, turn on USB debugging and turn on OEM Unlocking by going to Settings, then about phone. Go all the way down to build version and tap on it about 7 times. This will unlock Developer Options menu. To go into Developer Options once it is unlocked goto Settings, then Developer options . This menu is where you must turn on usb debugging and OEM Unlocking to proceed with the procedure.
4) After you have turned on usb debugging, turn your phone off. After its turned off, hold the volume down button while plugging the phone into your pc. Your computer should install drivers that will enable Flashmode.
5)Go here to have Sony give you the unlock code. Input your email address to get the code emailed to you with instructions. It takes just a minute to get the unlock code. DO NOT attempt
to unlock your bootloader with some other method. Odds are its a scam or virus or both and you will be screwed. Follow the steps to get the unlock code by putting in your IMEI
then you are suggested to follow my steps to unlock the bootloader. Keep the Sony page open for reference because once it is closed, you will have to redo the email process and
IMEI process again to get the same code. Youre unlock code never changes.
6) goto the file location C:\Users\PC-User\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools where you will open a cmd prompt you must open a cmd prompt in only this folder to make this work. to do so , once in that specific folder
hold down your right mouse button and clock on the shift key then release the mouse button. This will open a pop up window where you can choose to " open command window here"
7) when the cmd window opens, copy and paste this "fastboot devices" directly AFTER the ">" symbol and paste it in the command line with no spaces. It should look lik this.
.........C:\Users\PC-User\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot devices.........
8)press enter button, your computer should respond in the cmd line with something that looks like this
......CB512A697c fastboot.......
This lets you know that your phone is in the correct mode and ready to be programmed.
9) to unlock your bootloader you then copy and paste directly the cmd code Sony gives you from there website "fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0XXXXXXXXXXXX" . It will look like this C:\Users\PC-User\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools>fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xxxxxxxx... The 0xxxx's are YOUR SPECIFIC Unlock code given to you by Sony. DO NOT get this from another other website or software otherwise you will probably be infected with some kind of virus of worse on your phone or computer.
10) press enter to intiate bootloader unlock procedure
11) once bootloader unlock is successful you will see the cmd line spell out this "OKAY [ 1.165s] finished. time: 1.168s" The seconds mean nothing. You do want it to say OKAY!
12) reboot the phone and you will see an annoying warning that cant be undone, which says " your device has been unlocked and cant be trusted" No big deal but very annoying. The phone will work but you will see this everytime you reboot the phone.
13) It takes a while, several minutes, maybe 5, to have the phone bootup. When it does, you will see everything is in a weird language. You need to choose which language you want. to know which menu you must choose, just click on the very first down pointing arrow in the middle of the screen. A menu pops up and you can then choose the language you want. After choosing a language clock ok. Youre done!
Instructions to install TWRP so you can backup and restore your phone here

Thanks for the help, however I get this in the command screen
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
I do not get this phone from carrier, and have unlock bootloader allowed = yes , why would this happen to me
edit: everything is fixed now, only problem left is I'm stucked at MM

KWOKSFUNG said:
Thanks for the help, however I get this in the command screen
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
I do not get this phone from carrier, and have unlock bootloader allowed = yes , why would this happen to me
edit: everything is fixed now, only problem left is I'm stucked at MM
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Maybe try Flashtool

ontwerp said:
Maybe try Flashtool
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I've fixed this problem now
however just flashing the ftf normally wont help
u have to flash the ftf with exclude system.sin
then flash system with system.img
whoever want the system.img can just ask me

KWOKSFUNG said:
I've fixed this problem now
however just flashing the ftf normally wont help
u have to flash the ftf with exclude system.sin
then flash system with system.img
whoever want the system.img can just ask me
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Can I have your FB/line? Thankss

I don't have X performance yet but I wanna ask a quick question: Will it lose its DRM key and lose camera quality after unlocking bootloader like the older models?

loveyoulovemetn said:
Can I have your FB/line? Thankss
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PM
dont worry about flashing nougat though, flashing ftf normally will work now on updated flashtool

evildog1 said:
I don't have X performance yet but I wanna ask a quick question: Will it lose its DRM key and lose camera quality after unlocking bootloader like the older models?
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bump this question as I think the answer is "Yes, it will lose"

huangjs said:
bump this question as I think the answer is "Yes, it will lose"
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Damn then i'll wait until someone found root exploit.

evildog1 said:
Damn then i'll wait until someone found root exploit.
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I saw on gfan DRM key can be "regenerated".
However, it's not the one you had before unlocking.
But who cares as long as it will let Sony engine works.

Unlocked bootloader allowed NO!
Is there a Root trick for the Device Lock Bootloader?
I use SOFTBANK series (DOCOMO).

Bricked New Moto g4 Play (Please Help)

I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected

Uio443 said:
I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected
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Hi, I have exactly the same problem. Have you resolved it ? Ty

Uio443 said:
I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected
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Did u try to request a bootloader unlock key at Moto's Website and try unlocking?
I know its sounds a bit stupid but sometimes it works. One of my friend said he did it so just give it a try!

TheWarrior01 said:
Did u try to request a bootloader unlock key at Moto's Website and try unlocking?
I know its sounds a bit stupid but sometimes it works. One of my friend said he did it so just give it a try!
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Thanks for the response but here is what happens. When I try to get the key I need to run this command:
Code:
fastboot oem get_unlock_dat
I should get a bunch of numbers and letters and numbers in response which I then send to motorola which motorola analyzes and gives me the unlock key. But when I run this command I get this error:
Code:
C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem get_unlock_data
(bootloader) slot-count: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
(bootloader) slot-suffixes: not found
...
(bootloader) Failed to get unlock data, please try again!
FAILED (remote failure)
finished. total time: 0.120s
I am glad that you are trying to help but sadly it is not that simple.

TsiaoTai said:
Hi, I have exactly the same problem. Have you resolved it ? Ty
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I have a suspision I need to somehow remove the bootloader and reinstall an unlocked one. That is my latest guess. But so far I haven't been able to fix it.

Uio443 said:
I have a suspision I need to somehow remove the bootloader and reinstall an unlocked one. That is my latest guess. But so far I haven't been able to fix it.
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Good luck with that. If remediation were that simple device security would be a joke.
Given the oem unlock data responses you posted I'd say your device is toast. Hope I am wrong.

Davey126 said:
Good luck with that. If remediation were that simple device security would be a joke.
Given the oem unlock data responses you posted I'd say your device is toast. Hope I am wrong.
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I hope so too.

Try Using a Different Cord. Also just for confirmation, You have Moto drivers Installed? Try using different PC + ADB.
Also see this thread and post your Info: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/MOTOROLA-Android-Developer/Bootloader-Unlock-Problems/m-p/3222809 .
If that doesnt work, take it to service center and tell after update it happened. (Dont Mention you trying to blank flash) Also, Before hand, Tweet to Official moto and moto(country) specific page. Tell them your device aint working after update. They wil tell you mail them(most of the times) and then mail them. Wait for 1 Day for reply and then go to service Center.

Uio443 said:
I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected
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Hi, I don't know if you solve your problem but I have the same and I thought about using an edl cable : https://www.amazon.com/cable-Qualcomm-phones-Flash-called/dp/B01NAMYW84 to go in edl mode and then flash the ROM with QFIL. Could be worth ?
Another question; is your phone is recognized by RSD Lite ? If yes, have you tried to flash stock ROM via RSD ?

TsiaoTai said:
Hi, I don't know if you solve your problem but I have the same and I thought about using an edl cable : https://www.amazon.com/cable-Qualcomm-phones-Flash-called/dp/B01NAMYW84 to go in edl mode and then flash the ROM with QFIL. Could be worth ?
Another question; is your phone is recognized by RSD Lite ? If yes, have you tried to flash stock ROM via RSD ?
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The cable may be worth trying. I will so thanks for telling me. I have tried a few versions of RSD Lite but my phone is not recognized.
Is yours recognized by RSD Lite?

Uio443 said:
The cable may be worth trying. I will so thanks for telling me. I have tried a few versions of RSD Lite but my phone is not recognized.
Is yours recognized by RSD Lite?
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Nope, mine not recognized either and I tried different versions of RSD on different supports ( Windows xp, 7, 10 and Linux )
I'll buy the cable tommorow, I'll tell you
Otherwise i try to find my Bootloader unlock code to re-unlock it but no trace of this code on my PC...
By the way, in order to Blank flash your bootloader, which file did you used ? I think the BlankFlash files we used were not adapted to our phone model

TsiaoTai said:
Nope, mine not recognized either and I tried different versions of RSD on different supports ( Windows xp, 7, 10 and Linux )
I'll buy the cable tommorow, I'll tell you
Otherwise i try to find my Bootloader unlock code to re-unlock it but no trace of this code on my PC...
By the way, in order to Blank flash your bootloader, which file did you used ? I think the BlankFlash files we used were not adapted to our phone model
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Hello,
Did you get the cable, and if so then did anything work for you?
I have ordered the cable but it will take a very long time to ship (estimated oct9-dec4).
In other words, did anything work for you?

Uio443 said:
Hello,
Did you get the cable, and if so then did anything work for you?
I have ordered the cable but it will take a very long time to ship (estimated oct9-dec4).
In other words, did anything work for you?
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Sorry, totally forgt the topic The cable didn't work for me, I hope you will get better results.
I'm done spending hours searching answers on google, I gave up
Good luck !

TsiaoTai said:
Sorry, totally forgt the topic The cable didn't work for me, I hope you will get better results.
I'm done spending hours searching answers on google, I gave up
Good luck !
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Damn, that really sucks. I will let you know if I am able to fix it as soon as I get the cable.

Uio443 said:
I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected
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Flash from fastboot gpt.bin and the rest oficina firmware stock for your phone, try whith Is info
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/how-to/guide-return-to-stock-firmware-recovery-t3551797

Uio443 said:
I got this moto g4 play a few months ago. I decided to finally install this security update because I decided that nothing will go wrong. I clicked install and went to eat. When I came back the screen was block and no buttons worked. I figured out that I needed to blank flash this bootloader. After 2 hours of trying it worked. I got into the bootloader. The thing is that the bootloader came locked and I cannot access my recovery or android. To unlock the bootloader I need to check the "allow oem unlock" in developper settings on android. BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANDROID. Now I'm stuck. Can anyone please help! Thanks.
(By the way it is XT1601)
Log:
AP Fastboot Flash Mode (Secure)
Fastboot Reason: Failed to initialize partition table
CID Read Failure
Invalid CID status 0x69
USB connected
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Take it to your service center

Essential soft brick, any way to unlock flash from fastboot to sideload OTA?

Hello I am posting in Q&A because I'm a new XDA user, I was not allowed to post in the dev channel.
I have an Essential phone that has been working great for the past few years, no issues, and it was running standard build receiving OTA updates, until the very last update, which soft bricked the phone.
The phone was never enabled in developer mode while in Android, and now, I can't boot the phone into android at all. The only thing I can do is get into fastboot.
Fastboot state shows DEVICE STATE - locked
Any commands I try to unlock flashing, or change slots, anything at all, I get the error that the device is locked so all commands to unlock fail.
Is there any way to unlock device state from fastboot? I saw a youtube video showing a way to use a chopped USB cable to enter emergency / EDL mode for Qualcomm-based Android devices, but have not seen anyone post that this was successful with the Essential
Does anyone know of any method to be able to unlock flashing from fastboot? Or any other method to un-brick an essential? I've attempted everything, on both Mac and PC, nothing works.
On mac or PC, I can query the device in fastboot and get a response, I just can't do anything to unlock anything!!
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Same problem
Same thing happened to me. Same day as you. I can get fastboot but not adb but since the device is locked I can't flash. I've only had the phone about 6 months so I contacted customer support and they offered to replace the phone.
It might be a known issue because they didn't even try to address the fact that I could get fastboot connected but not adb. They just offered to replace.

Thanks for the info! I am -at least in this case- unfortunately an early adopter. I bought two essentials at the beginning of the pre-release.
Essential support checked my serial number and said the phone was out of warranty.
Has anyone been able to force the Essential into EDL mode to recover that way? It looks like you have to latch one of the USB pins to ground, or 5V, but I haven't found any detailed instructions on how to make this work on the essential...
Thanks again
Justin

I'm sure things have changed and I'm wrong, but if you can get into the fastboot menu can't you just cycle through the options until you get to recovery and then flash an official release from Essential?
I may be thinking of LG or something but this should be possible as long as it's newer than the current software installed because it will see it as an official update and allow the flash.

Thanks but unfortunately, when I try and do that, the phone just does the same thing, it hangs forever on the initial boot screen white Android text with the circle/square logo...
That's why I've been looking into the more direct hardware version of forcing the phone into EDL mode, which is supposed to be possible with all Qualcomm based phones.
I've just not found the time yet to find a USB-C cable I'd be happy to cut in half and short the pins on! Which is why I was hoping someone might have tried this with an essential before to know if it was successful before I start trashing good cables
Thanks again for your reply!
JB

justinbaird said:
Hello I am posting in Q&A because I'm a new XDA user, I was not allowed to post in the dev channel.
I have an Essential phone that has been working great for the past few years, no issues, and it was running standard build receiving OTA updates, until the very last update, which soft bricked the phone.
The phone was never enabled in developer mode while in Android, and now, I can't boot the phone into android at all. The only thing I can do is get into fastboot.
Fastboot state shows DEVICE STATE - locked
Any commands I try to unlock flashing, or change slots, anything at all, I get the error that the device is locked so all commands to unlock fail.
Is there any way to unlock device state from fastboot? I saw a youtube video showing a way to use a chopped USB cable to enter emergency / EDL mode for Qualcomm-based Android devices, but have not seen anyone post that this was successful with the Essential
Does anyone know of any method to be able to unlock flashing from fastboot? Or any other method to un-brick an essential? I've attempted everything, on both Mac and PC, nothing works.
On mac or PC, I can query the device in fastboot and get a response, I just can't do anything to unlock anything!!
Many thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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I have the exact same problem,
My phone is stuck on Essential log when I turned it on,
I can access Bootloader normally but the device is locked so I cannot flash it,
Recovery is corrupted, when I try to star it, it shows only the the Essential log and freeze so I can not format or wipe or sideload.
OEM Locked and unchecked
USB Debugging is unchecked
and I can't flash anything,
Did you managed to unlock it through Fastboot command or any other way ?
I wish I can just login to the recovery or unlock it so I can flash it clean,
Kindly help me if you found a way out
Thank you

Moto G6 Plus can't flash OEM Relocked

Hi, I need help with my evice, I used a script founded in a thread here to flash stock rom 8.0 oreo, but that locked the bootloader now I cant unlock it because when phone starts im stuck on oreo wizard with no wifi or data to acces oem unlock in developer settings, is there any way to skyp this wizar or to flash with locked bootloader, wherever i tried to flash another frimware i have the error mesage, Bootloader "Permission Denied".
Thanks in advance!
sorry bad spelling, is not my native lenguage.

You can skip the wizard with just giving it ok everywhere and it will eventually end
For the unlocking here's a tool to share internet from pc to your phone
https://github.com/Genymobile/gnirehtet

juampapo546 said:
You can skip the wizard with just giving it ok everywhere and it will eventually end
For the unlocking here's a tool to share internet from pc to your phone
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Can't pass the wizard cuase it ask for internet and I can't use that tool cause it need debug to work wich I can't activate without passing the wizar, is there another way?
Thanks!

coredeing said:
Can't pass the wizard cuase it ask for internet and I can't use that tool cause it need debug to work wich I can't activate without passing the wizar, is there another way?
Thanks!
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Did you try to unlock the bootloader via fastboot?

WoKoschekk said:
Did you try to unlock the bootloader via fastboot?
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Yes but it says that I need to turn oem unlock on the developer options since I cannot pass the wizard I cant tur the option on. =c

Coredesing said:
Hi, I need help with my evice, I used a script founded in a thread here to flash stock rom 8.0 oreo, but that locked the bootloader now I cant unlock it because when phone starts im stuck on oreo wizard with no wifi or data to acces oem unlock in developer settings, is there any way to skyp this wizar or to flash with locked bootloader, wherever i tried to flash another frimware i have the error mesage, Bootloader "Permission Denied".
Thanks in advance!
sorry bad spelling, is not my native lenguage.
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Even if you get past the wizard, you still wouldn't be able to re-unlock the bootloader. It would stay gray forever. The only solution now is to get your phone hard bricked so you can enter edl mode and re-unlock it. You need either a deep flash cable, or short the 2 connection JTAG points from the motherboard. I'm on the same boat, but never got to do this to confirm if it works.

mrsiri said:
Even if you get past the wizard, you still wouldn't be able to re-unlock the bootloader. It would stay gray forever. The only solution now is to get your phone hard bricked so you can enter edl mode and re-unlock it. You need either a deep flash cable, or short the 2 connection JTAG points from the motherboard. I'm on the same boat, but never got to do this to confirm if it works.
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NO, you can pass the wizard with no internet connection, I did it several times on my evert, just keep saying yes to everything (unless you frp locked which would be weird since is not by default enabled) Once you pass the wizard use the tool I provided previously to unlock bl

Unlock

Hi everybody, I'm unable to unlock my samsung M30s even after following various methods properly, I'm able to go upto bootloader, after which I have to long press vol up button to unlock it but nothing happens at this stage, help please, thank you

Did you enable oem unluck under dev options?

treety said:
Did you enable oem unluck under dev options?
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yes i did, still i get stuck half way thru on odin when i was trying to install twrp

So in your bootloader after pressing up(short click not long), on the upper screen does it say Oem lock = true or false?
If it says oem lock = off it sounds like you have to flash vbmeta in AP so you can flash unofficial binaries. Sorry if I can't follow your problem correctly, just trying to figure out if you just failed at some point or if something really is going wrong... This phone should unlock really easily.
Also may I ask which guide you are following?
Edit: Saw your post on the TWRP thread. So it seems your bootloader is unlocked! As long as you can boot to it you are fine, don't worry!
Get your firmware from frija, https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/tool-frija-samsung-firmware-downloader-checker.3910594/
Make sure you get the right Firmware (Look at your phones box if you still have it, CSC should be at the end of the Model number, also my Box says its a M30FZ even tho it's a M30FN).
After you're back to running firmware and still wanting to install magisk, follow santooshs TWRP thread's install guide.