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dev unlocked omnia 7 - can't sideload - help appreciated

hello,
i installed the mango beta on my omnia 7 prior to dev unlocking it (b/c i did't want to wait for mango any longer).
after registering my phone with microsoft i still can't sideload apps via .xap deployment. the software tells me that the remotehost closed the connection whenever i try to deploy a xap to my phone.
anyone know what i can do to solve this?
cheers
phil

oh, this should've gone to the wp7 q&a board...please move it over there. cheers.

What app are you trying to Sideload? Apps with ID_CAP_INTERSERVICES in them can't be side loaded anymore in Mango. The installer sees this capability in the WMAppManifest.xml file in the XAP & refuses to install it. I have found a way to get them to load by editing this file & removing that line, but the apps still won't run on the device. They just crash (except TouchXperience, but it needs to be sideloaded before upgrading as my hack breaks it). I have a thread describing all this.

thx, mate.

the error message with the remote host having closed the connection appears regardless of which app i try to deploy.
weird.

How to tell my phone is unlocked or not

I've just bought a second-hand Samsung Focus (SGH-i917) from a local cellphone vendor for developement purpose. From settings, about, it reports software version Windows Phone 7.5 and OS version 7.10.7720.68. Is there a way to find out if my phone is unlocked or not. If unlocked, how can I load XAP onto the phone? If locked, how can I unlock it. BTW, I do not pirate, just for developement.

Hi
You can see if your phone is locked or not trying to deploy a XAP file on it.
You can do this using a deployer like Tom XAP Installer.
You also need the Windows Phone SDK (download it HERE) which is necessary to develop applications and deploy them.
After installed, download a XAP file (or use your own), connect your phone and run WPConnect (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v7.1\Tools\WPConnect) and open Tom XAP Installer, select Add XAP files and click on Install. If the installations finishes correctly, your phone is unlocked, otherwise you have to unlock it.
You have two ways to do this:
- Official jailbreak by Microsoft (HERE), It costs 9$ and allows you to deploy 10 applications. You won't lose warranty.
- Downgrade to the 7004 firmware (VIDEO) and unlock it using ChevronWP7 (Download HERE), then before updating to Mango you have to send a file (unlock.xml) to your phone (Tutorial Here), otherwise you'll lose the unlock.

Thanks, I'll try your instructions.

@AshleyT: A couple of minor corrections:
The official ChevronWP7 Labs unlock is not by MS, though they permit it (thus "official"). They don't get the $9, though you do have to use a Live ID.
There is another official way to dev-unlock your phone: get a Marketplace developer ("AppHub") account. http://create.msdn.com ($99, goes to MS) or http://dreamspark.com (requires student email address, free). For these methods, use the Windows Phone Developer Registration tool that comes with the SDK download.
The reason I point out the apphub account option is that, if the OP wants to develop apps, he or she may want to publish them to the marketplace at some point. You can't do that with a ChevronWP7 unlock, official or otherwise, but you can with AppHub.

Chevron can check whether your phone is unlocked, or u can try to install one simple xap application to test this.

It seems that my phone is locked.
First I tried Tom XAP installer, it said:
-Please Make sure your phone was unlocked!
-Please Make sure you connected device to PC and Zune launched
Try again?
Then I tried Application deployment from Windows Phone SDK 7.1, which said
Error - Failed to connect to device as it is pin locked.
I am sure my phone is connected to PC as I can see music/video/picture in Zune.

Could someone explain to me what is "pin locked"?

leonard2010 said:
Could someone explain to me what is "pin locked"?
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To remove the error of pin locked u just need to swipe up the lockscreen and try to deploy the xap file.. it will be successfully deployed..
I countered the same problem earlier..
Hope this helps

i have successfully unlocked my Dell Venue Pro and i have 5 applications installed. Now when i do Hard reset I'd be able to install only 5 or 10 applications?¨
PS Sorry for my english

can't install XAPs

hi..
i used to use MultiXapInstall to install XAPs but from two week ago.. i'm unable to install XAPs through MultiXapInstall (and the others xap installers )..
when i try to install a xap i get this error :
Code:
Connect() :: Class not registered
at first i get :" parameter is incorrect " error so i use some Registery Cleaner programs and after that i got this class not registered error..
What should i do?!
sry for my weak EN

any help?!

Reinstall the official SDK. One of the required components was probably removed or corrupted. I also tend to recommend against running any of those "registry cleaner"-type programs...
Just for the record, I assume the official XAP deploying tool isn't working right now either?

thank you for reply.. i reinstalled WPSDK but nothing changed. i still "get class not registered" error..
what should i do next?

There's apparently a leap day bug affecting Zune; it might be related? Try again tomorrow. If that doesn't work, the only thing I can think of is to either try a different PC, or to completley remove WPSDK and Zune, reboot, then re-install them.

i reinstall both WPSK and zune several times. and now when i try install an app or a game with Multi Xap Install the application Stops Working and making me close it..
this bug is killing me!!

Try using the official XAP deployment tool, and see what error it gives.

excuse me.. what is Official XAP Deployment Tools? i searched but nothing found
if you mean installing via Zune.. it's ok with no problem.
P.S: when i try with WPV XAP Deployer i got this error :
Specified Cast is not valid
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Something like this happened to me a while back. Are you sure your installing the right developer tools. I'm assuming you have mango. Dev tools should be 7.1
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

thank you for answering.. yes i have mango and also WPSK 7.1 is installed..

I mean the "Application Deployment" tool (xapdeploy.exe) that comes with the SDK. I don't think you can get much more official than that. It's relatively feature-poor, but it's also both less buggy and gives better error messages than most of the third-party deployers.

You should try using the official XAP deployment tool installed with the SDK. It's on your start menu Also make sure that Zune is launched.

found the solution xap deployer parameter error (fixed)
H_R_V said:
hi..
I changed my devices name to lumia and tried deplying a game and it worked so i guess
changing the name is the solution. I got suspicious about the name because usually my phone's name appears as windows phone but this time it was windows phone 09832 or something i dont remember the exact numbers but it works for me.
To fix parameter error in deploying tool Just rename your device to lumie or anything else
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[Q] How install XAP on LG E900?

Hey,
My LG E900 is the OS version: 7.10.8107.79. And I want to unlock it take to install applications and games XAP. I used the method by MFG, I put XAP in a Tom XAP Installer to install, and gives me this error when installing:
-Please Make sure your phone was unlocked !
-Please Make sure you connected device to PC and Zune launched
Try again?
What happening? This method does not it? You can get the original ROM and remain the ChevronWP7 up to this latest version? I have another way?
Thanks in advance and sorry my english!
PS: I can put original Rom, install ChevronWP7 and remain to Last Version (7.10.7740/7.10.8107, or other)?

Use the official Xap installer tool "Application Deployment" that comes with the SDK. The third-party installers are plagued with bugs and bad error messages. Many of them also require at least a few components from the SDK, even if they say otherwise.
If you want to make sure that the phone is ready to receive apps, try synching a file to it from Zune - Zune must be running and synched with the phone for XAP deployment.

[Q] Help with interop unlocking samsung omnia w

I have unlocked my omnia w using my MS student dev account.Now i have sideloaded and tested 2 of my apps,and came to know there is a sideload limit of 3 apps.So i'm going to interop unlock to remove sideloading limit.
NOW THE PROBLEM IS,
Im going to follow Heathcliff74's method for interop unlocking,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963
since i can only sideload 1 app more(2 apps already sideloaded),
ill deploy this app shown in his post to interop unlock( Interop Unlock by Heathcliff74 v2.xap).
but after this will i be able to deploy samsung tools and wp7root tools?(as my quota of 3 apps will be over).Beacuse if i cant deploy samsung tools after interop unlock,my 3g will be screwed.
So will i be able to sill deploy apps after deploying Interop Unlock by Heathcliff74 v2.xap?Please help,thanks

OK, you've got several things wrong here:
1. The easiest way to both dev-unlock *and* interop-unlock a Samsung phone is WindowBreak. It doesn't require being able to deply apps (dev-unlocked) at all, nor does it use up unsigned app limite.
2. You can remove the interop-unlock app immediately after installing it. The important change it makes is made through the installation, and is not removed by un-installing. There's no reason to even ever run the app.
3. You *could* always remove one of the other two apps, of course. When you un--install apps, they don't count against your limit (crazy, right?).
4. Since the whole thing that interop-unlock does is change the registry key that controls the unsigned app limit - and you even appear to already know this - why are you even asking? After interop-unlocking, your limit will be raised to a few billion, so yes, of course you'll be able to install more apps.
5. Most hacks of this type for Samsung now incorporate Auto Data Config. You *should* only need to reboot the phone to get your 3G back even if something happens to it.

Thanks for the quick reply.Windowbreak is not working on my phone.The exploit has been patched by samsung in its
recent update.
My question is that after i sideload Interop Unlock by Heathcliff74 v2.xap,will i be able to sideload WP7root tools?
(cuz my sideload limit of 3 will be over).Does just interop unlocking provide unlimited sideloading,dont we need to
edit registry with wp7tools or use removesideloadlimit.xap to provide sideloading after interop unlocking?
Else Without deploying wp7 root tools,i would not be able to touch the registry,and my interop unlock will be a waste!

Healthcliffs Interop Unlock will not work
I am in the same situation as you. I have student unlocked my Omnia W. I have tried loading Interop Unlock and it did not work on diagnosis version 1109. Also windowbreak does not work as the phone is updated. I have tried rolling back to old firmware using Flash tools. But they can't flash this phone. There is also no custom ROM available for Gen 2 Samsung. So, as of now, those with Samsung Omnia W updated to diagnosis 1109 cannot roll back. Waiting for something to happen with fingers crossed.

Interop Unlock *is* the "unlimited" sideloading. That's what control whether your phone is interop-unlocked. i think you have cause and effect reversed...
If you revert the Samsung firmware update (either roll back the update using Zune's backup, or re-flash an older stock ROM) you can use WindowBreak. If you don't, you won't even be able to use Heathcliff74's interop-unlock; it works exactly the same way as WindowBreak except it uses a XAP file (deployed via PC and requiring dev-unlock) instead of a ZIP file (deployed from a website and requiring no unlock at all).
If/when you are interop-unlocked, yes, you'll be able to install WP7 Root Tools. Why would you assume otherwise? Anyhow, interop-unlock is useful even without WP7 Root Tools (since it allows sideloading lots of apps) and, for the record, you can edit the registry without WP7 Root Tools (interop-unlock *is* a registry edit, nothing more - specifically, it edits the MaxUnsignedApp registry value that controls how many apps you can sideload).

So there is nothing to do,than waiting for new exploits,for omnia w?Thanks for the clarifications

Well, or what I suggested...
If you revert the Samsung firmware update (either roll back the update using Zune's backup, or re-flash an older stock ROM) you can use WindowBreak.
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If you have a Zune backup, you can restore it by connecting your phone to the Zune software, then (on the PC) going to Settings -> Phone -> Update. There should be a button for restoring the latest backup. Note that you'll lose all changes to the phone made since that backup was created, including things like SMS and app data. You'll be able to re-install purchased apps, though.
I recommend also backing up your backups (more properly called "restore points") since otherwise Zune overwrites them with each new update. They're stored in %localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows Phone Update\ and you can just rename the folder to prevent Zune from overwriting it (the folder will be re-created with the old name).

jacobz6 said:
I have unlocked my omnia w using my MS student dev account.Now i have sideloaded and tested 2 of my apps,and came to know there is a sideload limit of 3 apps.So i'm going to interop unlock to remove sideloading limit.
NOW THE PROBLEM IS,
Im going to follow Heathcliff74's method for interop unlocking,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963
since i can only sideload 1 app more(2 apps already sideloaded),
ill deploy this app shown in his post to interop unlock( Interop Unlock by Heathcliff74 v2.xap).
but after this will i be able to deploy samsung tools and wp7root tools?(as my quota of 3 apps will be over).Beacuse if i cant deploy samsung tools after interop unlock,my 3g will be screwed.
So will i be able to sill deploy apps after deploying Interop Unlock by Heathcliff74 v2.xap?Please help,thanks
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i have a student developer account but i cant unlock my phone via windows phone developer registration
the error is unable to connect to phone and even my apphub account is activated please help me

akshaysn007 said:
i have a student developer account but i cant unlock my phone via windows phone developer registration
the error is unable to connect to phone and even my apphub account is activated please help me
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zune should be opened in background.
or else reset your phone and then try to unlock it. Worked for me!!!

Exactly,keep Zune opened and do open out the lock screen.

hey how to create MS account.. plsss guide me step by step .. Thanks

i got update in marketplace for diagnosis... my old version was 1109 i think... now after updating it is 0210 . so whenever i type *#9908# it dont show gprs menu . it directly go to home screen... i deleted this new update then install it again after long time but same problem ! what is the reason for this ??
O.S ver 7.10.8107.79
Firmware : 2424.12.01.1
bootloader ver : 6.1.2.1
plsss help

jacobz6 said:
Exactly,keep Zune opened and do open out the lock screen.
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Thnx every1 I unlocked my mobile nw my question is will I be able to use interop unlock my firmware version is 7.10.8107.09.
and diagnostics version is .1109

ms student dev
dude how did u activated your student dev account i'm trying it for.. last few days stuck at ms dreamspark institute verification "chandler gilbert community college" isn't listed in verification page.. can anyone help me to unlock

i activated it a long time ago now it wont work

For ppl who cannot a free student id and cannot find Chandler gilbert community college in the apphub registration,
select Maricopa county in the location.click on any college there and provide your maricopa.edu address.you'd get verified.