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[Q] Unlock Code

I'm Just wondering If I update to 2.2 will my phone lock again or once it's unlocked it's always stay unlocked even if i do a hard reset >?

I haven't updated to 2.2 yet so don't take my word, but I've read that it re-locks and disables the easy way to find the unlock code.
But, if you write down your unlock code before updating to 2.2 and then enter it again in 2.2 you're good to go

Definitely save your unlock code somewhere so that you can re-use it if it re-locks. My phone has gone through JH7 update then Froyo update and stayed unlocked. But others do claim theirs get locked again.
Regardless, your unlock code should be the same because it is sololy based on you IMEI number.

so, is the general consensus that once you're on JH7 you can no longer get the unlock code? or did i miss the 'how to' thread for that?

bdbsubscribe said:
so, is the general consensus that once you're on JH7 you can no longer get the unlock code? or did i miss the 'how to' thread for that?
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JH7 is still 2.1 ROM and it is still possible to get the unlock code (a little bit more efforts than stock JF6). 2.2 ROMs are impossible to get unlock code as far as I know.

The following is pure speculation---feel free to object
It *may* be the case that, once the official Froyo update is rolled out, an unocked phone will stay unlocked. I assume that somewhere in the internal file system is a file that keeps track of the network lock status of the phone. The unofficial JI6 ROM may have been an image or backup taken from a locked phone; in this case it makes sense that the network lock will be restored upon flashing that image. But, in an official update, this may be avoided.
On the other hand, I have seen posts mentioning that not only was the phone relocked upon flashing JI6---the old unlock code itself was apparently rejected! I find this both puzzling and worrisome: I do want to upgrade to Froyo when the official update arrives, but I also need my phone to stay unlocked.
BTW, I updated to JH7 OTA and the phone stayed unlocked.

foxbat121 said:
JH7 is still 2.1 ROM and it is still possible to get the unlock code (a little bit more efforts than stock JF6). 2.2 ROMs are impossible to get unlock code as far as I know.
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Ive got no issues with a little more effort – just not quite sure how to go about it. Would you be good enough to either fill me in or direct me to a thread where i can figure it out?
Thanks!

I have flashed my phone a few times - JH7, JI6 (2.2); and now back to stock with JH7.
My phone is locked and the original lock code dos not work.
According to a post on Cyanogen's forum - I can take the existing stuff in BML3 file:
SSNV´'šù..Jøý.—.~n.•öVÚðÜž|.hÿ6*§ÒùF....Gmñ.¾E.¸Øoß’.Öµ.†.ˆì..Á.ñ-*y!96Ý.FFFFFFFF........................00100100101#31015031017031118031041031098099999#
And replace the FFFFFFFF with my 8 digit unlock code and push this file back to the phone.
Has anyone tried this?

bdbsubscribe said:
Ive got no issues with a little more effort – just not quite sure how to go about it. Would you be good enough to either fill me in or direct me to a thread where i can figure it out?
Thanks!
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not too bad at all - for those with the same question see
/showthread.php?t=789888&page=3

MarcianoS said:
It *may* be the case that, once the official Froyo update is rolled out, an unocked phone will stay unlocked. I assume that somewhere in the internal file system is a file that keeps track of the network lock status of the phone. The unofficial JI6 ROM may have been an image or backup taken from a locked phone; in this case it makes sense that the network lock will be restored upon flashing that image. But, in an official update, this may be avoided.
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My phone stays unlocked even after JI6 flashing. I have no idea why others get locked again. Maybe they never unlocked properly when they were still using 2.1 ROM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--eB7jQc-tI
i had this problem with 2.1 rooted when i put in my non att sim card, asked me for the unlock code again, go to this to get it unlocked the msg above
i updated my firmware to 2.2 froyo rooted thanks to senior member last night and it never asked for the unlock code ever again

Save your unlock code!
Every time I've flashed a new ROM I've had to re-unlock the phone. Supposedly other people have not had to re-unlock, so it sounds like a case of YMMV.

I had my phone unlocked and working fine overseas. Got back could not wait so put froyo on. I thought the unlock would stay it did not. But i had the codes so no worry. I tried twice the codes from before but they did not take. So going to get a cheap tmob prepay sim and try that did not want to kill my other good sim. I will let you know how that works. If any one has any ideas please let me know.
Edit: got brave put it the sim from Japan again after flashing cog beta 4 and did not ask for unlock code. So i guess it works,somehow. Ill still get the tmob sim tomorrow and try. But looks good now.

Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Unlock

Hello, i followed the exact instructions as said on this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761408
I had tried the one click unlock method prior to this one and it showed file not found so i moved to this long method. I did everything properly but basically when i open sgux.exe to read my nv_data.bin that is in c:\ this is what shows up.
"
SGUX v0.91b (C) 2010 By Mark0 & rbnet
Samsung Galaxy Unlock code eXtractor
(based on a tip posted by rhcp0112345)
Opening file <nv_data.bin>...
Searching code block...
Found.
Searching code...
C:\
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So basically it says that it found the code but it does not even display the number. I actually opened the nv_data.bin file using a hex editor and i can see that there is some sort of data in there (this probably means that my code is in there) but i dont know why this sgux.exe can not read it.
Can somebody please help!
One thing i should mention is that this phone i recently bought and it came with firmware "t959uvji6" i tried to use the one step unlock method here and failed then realized i should downgrade to "t959uvjfd" and i followed the instructions of of the xda website doing this using odin with both the pda and the pit file. So everything worked. Then i tried one click method again and it didnt work. so i tried the long method and i have shown the results above!!
Please help!
Thanks
I have the samsung galaxy s from tmobile. t959.

Do you think i can roll back to original bell eclair using Odin??? I had eclair on my galaxy before i upgraded to bell froyo using Kies..tried every method to unlock, with no luck. Did this long method too it jus saya searching for codes and the code found but dsnt show anything..

samusman said:
Do you think i can roll back to original bell eclair using Odin??? I had eclair on my galaxy before i upgraded to bell froyo using Kies..tried every method to unlock, with no luck. Did this long method too it jus saya searching for codes and the code found but dsnt show anything..
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its no use going back now, as the unlock code is lost once you updated to Froyo

To OP: try posting in the Vibrant section you may get more help

Diamond_dawg said:
its no use going back now, as the unlock code is lost once you updated to Froyo
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So it cannot be unlocked anymore? Thrs no way to recovr tht code?

samusman said:
So it cannot be unlocked anymore? Thrs no way to recovr tht code?
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there are some ebay sellers that sell the code, or call your sewrvice provider

hi guys just wanted to let u know, i succesffully unlocked this phone. Thanks alot to "firefly6240". I flashed to T959UVJI6 using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798125
Then rooted phone using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
Then followed these instructions (by helroz):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822008&page=11#
This link will also help to get any confusions out but i didnt use it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=831569

Will it work on Bell galaxy s? It has benn more thn two weeks since i bought the phone. Hvnt used it yet. Just lyin around collecting dust

[Q] CM9! > VKL1! > IMEI found! > Unlock?????

Hi. I had an Evo 4G and CM9 mastered. My first mistake was getting an iPhone.
I now have an i717. It was rooted but I didnt recognize it so I immediately put in clockwork and CM9. I lost imei but it reappeared after putting in the radio vkl1 a second time.
I have some db's in the signal meter in settings so its getting something. The number isnt showing from the tmo sim though. The phone was never unlocked.
I do not get a prompt to unlock when I reboot. Did I need to unlock first? I thnk I know the answer.
What should I do? I can pay $10 or whatever but I shouldnt have to. Im not sure if I need to use this odin thing to get to a stock ATT rom or something before I can unlock? Please help. thanks in advance.

I say u should go to odin and unroot then reroot it just to be on the safe side. Then u could unlock it if u want but unrooting it should work. It always works for me
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA

neko_tensai said:
Hi. I had an Evo 4G and CM9 mastered. My first mistake was getting an iPhone.
I now have an i717. It was rooted but I didnt recognize it so I immediately put in clockwork and CM9. I lost imei but it reappeared after putting in the radio vkl1 a second time.
I have some db's in the signal meter in settings so its getting something. The number isnt showing from the tmo sim though. The phone was never unlocked.
I do not get a prompt to unlock when I reboot. Did I need to unlock first? I thnk I know the answer.
What should I do? I can pay $10 or whatever but I shouldnt have to. Im not sure if I need to use this odin thing to get to a stock ATT rom or something before I can unlock? Please help. thanks in advance.
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The i717 is the Galaxy Note, not the Skyrocket. Did you put a Skyrocket rom on the Note or was that just a typo?

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At this point I have paid cellunlock dot net to give me an unlock code.
Probably a common problem was that my USB cable was not in good status, using a usb extension, so I had failed flashing of firmware til late last night.
This morning I was able to install a stock ATT firmware. Now I receive a prompt for the unlock code. I cannot put CM9 back on it or do anything with it until I unlock it, so I am waiting.
**devpro**. you said no need to unlock? Im not sure. It certainly didnt ask for an unlock code when I was on cm9, but I could not make calls.
Could anyone clarify? Do I need to unlock if I am rooted, using tmo on att note?
I dont care much for odin or that kies crap. I prefer reboot to recovery, clockwork, rom manager and put cm9 on it. In critical situations its a life saver.
So im waiting on the unlock code or to find out i dont need it but i bet I do, especially since i travel overseas a lot.
???

If you're on T-Mobile, and using an AT&T phone you will need to unlock it.

neko_tensai said:
This morning I was able to install a stock ATT firmware. Now I receive a prompt for the unlock code. I cannot put CM9 back on it or do anything with it until I unlock it, so I am waiting.
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I am doing the same thing with my Skyrocket. I got impatient waiting for the unlock code and rooted it, flashed CWM, custom radio, and CM9 on it. Then realized that after putting in non-AT&T SIM I wasn't getting unlock prompt. Keypad codes to bring up prompt don't work either. Hoping return to stock fixes it and I can just restore the CM9 from backup.
neko_tensai said:
**devpro**. you said no need to unlock? Im not sure. It certainly didnt ask for an unlock code when I was on cm9, but I could not make calls.
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You absolutely have to unlock whether you're prompted or not. Rooting and installing non-stock software on it appears to result in lack of access to the unlock prompt (guessing UCLE2 radio but it may have just been CM9 in general).
I'll let you all know how it goes.

Success
Returned to stock using k0nane's method and Odin here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348, shut down, removed battery, inserted non-AT&T ROM, booted up, and was prompted for the unlock code.
Note: Those that are planning on using k0nane's method above should use the file he links to (SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane.tar), another archive I grabbed via a different thread boot-looped my phone and I ended up having to do some extra work.

Will anyone please direct me to an HTC One S S4 backup.adb file

Hi all,
Again I've searched everywhere and can't find this so I must post my second in 1.5 years of lurking.
I'm usually good at breaking in to my phones but turns out I know only enough to be dangerous. I think the backup.ab file is my last option before I give up on this phone. Basically I can't re-unlock the bootloader due to an error 150 after making a mess of my phone and supercid (returned to stock values) etc. I'm hoping a full restore will help me pass the bootloader unlock however I didn't learn about it until recent so don't have one. Something is different about the RUU's maybe or possibly htcdev doesn't give out more than one unlock code.
Feel free to help if you can by offering a link to an s4 backup.ab file, another way to unlock without htcdev, or using this code...
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
1700AFDC35C0F82BDA1C7D4E2DA1701C
D6CA28DD3B33DCB09D4250509789B86D
4C7BFF879A3CA0BA463E620CCEE9BE8D
A7203AB6C13F99932FD0CA9B9E2E2373
550463EFED6DF4D329000585DB278470
A753C1F674C0969BD5E3229DF526FBEC
C949BA53604319420CE0441874446C78
7B3356AB59746E140A1FD50207A45BF6
93A3F204FB111045DD77379E930FD675
667463DCCDDFA1400761799EF37144ED
1EA59F82CACA2022AD20F5342658F891
8EFFE8CAC5A619F7CA1F47CF22BD6B30
8FA33533B08831B1ECEB012B55D11955
21293A0337576353E621CCA6D5A50CE8
16353F9F2B0EEE1A66D62E6D336A790E
D4C6B64A99889BC3CF66367451564F84
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
Thanks!!!!

i've got the same problem mate, error 150, this happened after downgrading the bootloader, the phone works great, butt i can't unlock it. all the ruu's that i installed finished well butt didn't repaired what ever happened to the phone

Camboozle said:
Hi all,
Again I've searched everywhere and can't find this so I must post my second in 1.5 years of lurking.
I'm usually good at breaking in to my phones but turns out I know only enough to be dangerous. I think the backup.ab file is my last option before I give up on this phone. Basically I can't re-unlock the bootloader due to an error 150 after making a mess of my phone and supercid (returned to stock values) etc. I'm hoping a full restore will help me pass the bootloader unlock however I didn't learn about it until recent so don't have one. Something is different about the RUU's maybe or possibly htcdev doesn't give out more than one unlock code.
Feel free to help if you can by offering a link to an s4 backup.ab file, another way to unlock without htcdev, or using this code...
<<<< Identifier Token Start >>>>
1700AFDC35C0F82BDA1C7D4E2DA1701C
D6CA28DD3B33DCB09D4250509789B86D
4C7BFF879A3CA0BA463E620CCEE9BE8D
A7203AB6C13F99932FD0CA9B9E2E2373
550463EFED6DF4D329000585DB278470
A753C1F674C0969BD5E3229DF526FBEC
C949BA53604319420CE0441874446C78
7B3356AB59746E140A1FD50207A45BF6
93A3F204FB111045DD77379E930FD675
667463DCCDDFA1400761799EF37144ED
1EA59F82CACA2022AD20F5342658F891
8EFFE8CAC5A619F7CA1F47CF22BD6B30
8FA33533B08831B1ECEB012B55D11955
21293A0337576353E621CCA6D5A50CE8
16353F9F2B0EEE1A66D62E6D336A790E
D4C6B64A99889BC3CF66367451564F84
<<<<< Identifier Token End >>>>>
Thanks!!!!
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alexskin said:
i've got the same problem mate, error 150, this happened after downgrading the bootloader, the phone works great, butt i can't unlock it. all the ruu's that i installed finished well butt didn't repaired what ever happened to the phone
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look through you email archive for the original mail from htcdev & re-download the unlock_code!

rustykwak said:
look through you email archive for the original mail from htcdev & re-download the unlock_code!
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it does not work, i've tried it. although i've got a few nandroids and revoverys from when i has unlocked, and i might have one prior to unlocking, i don't know if it could help

alexskin said:
it does not work, i've tried it. although i've got a few nandroids and revoverys from when i has unlocked, and i might have one prior to unlocking, i don't know if it could help
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you have the original unlock_code? if so keep trying I have heard a few people had to try it several times before the unlock worked!

rustykwak said:
you have the original unlock_code? if so keep trying I have heard a few people had to try it several times before the unlock worked!
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i't won't work since the token is based on the old cid, witch was from spain orange, and know i have the free spain cid

alexskin said:
i't won't work since the token is based on the old cid, witch was from spain orange, and know i have the free spain cid
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I'm in the same boat. I have the original unlock code as I thought it would always work but my token has changed 2 times noticeably in the last week so I don't think it will work. Also I have a full backup so have my original boot and recovery but can't write them. That's why I asked about the backup.adb file since I thought maybe it will bypass security and bring me back to stock and perhaps original token.

How can you obtaain a backup.adb?

cicciocant said:
How can you obtaain a backup.adb?
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That's what I'd like to know but you can make your own prior to unlocking and rooting or whatever you do with adb backup command and follow directions on your phone. It was pretty quick and painless with my new android phone. Do a search and you'll see more info on the subject.

Is it possible to unlock the bootloader of an XT925 that can only boot into fastmode?

My phone is boogered up so bad that it just boots into fastboot mode. I have been unsuccessful in flashing the stock ROMs. It's the Canadian version with unlocked GSM. I'm hoping that unlocking the bootloader will help me to flash it and get it working again. I have tried using the Motorola site but it says my phone cannot be unlocked.

Anyone?? Please? I have search these forums for days and cannot find the answer to my question. If it's there I'm finding it. Any help would be appreciated.

I know Rogers allows unlocking the bootloader. As I recall, you're a Fido user (which Rogers owns) right? Are you still looking for the Fido 4.1.2 SBF? I think I can track it down for you. I'm surprised Moto won't unlock the bootloader via the website. Have you tried Motoclypse (I think it's called) to try and unlock it? I guess you'll need a running ROM first.
Lemme know what you need exactly and I'll see if I can hunt it down for you.

CWGSM3VO said:
I know Rogers allows unlocking the bootloader. As I recall, you're a Fido user (which Rogers owns) right? Are you still looking for the Fido 4.1.2 SBF? I think I can track it down for you. I'm surprised Moto won't unlock the bootloader via the website. Have you tried Motoclypse (I think it's called) to try and unlock it? I guess you'll need a running ROM first.
Lemme know what you need exactly and I'll see if I can hunt it down for you.
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CWG... Thank you! I've scoured a few sites that are still up and running (best one so far is motofirmware.com.) I found and downloaded this.. 9.8.2Q-8-XT925_VQL-12.2_CANADA_VANQJBLTEFRCI_P004_CFC_fb.xml but cannot flash gpt and boot partitions. I have tried editing the xml file as suggested in other posts to prevail. Is there a way I can positively identify which region my phone is? I purchased it brand new from a Canadian seller on eBay. The listing said that it was a Rogers phone but when I unlocked the GSM the key came back as being from Fido. There was no carrier specific apps on it. I'm at the most current level of firmware on it by the carrier as of a few weeks ago.

I got the bootloader unlocked!!!! I was originally entering the code into Motorola's website through Chrome and something told me to try it through Firefox.... success!!

truebeliever71 said:
I got the bootloader unlocked!!!! I was originally entering the code into Motorola's website through Chrome and something told me to try it through Firefox.... success!!
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Awesome, so you're good to go or still need a SBF for Fido?

CWGSM3VO said:
Awesome, so you're good to go or still need a SBF for Fido?
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Nope. I'm good. Installed the one mention before and updated to KitKat.