Ok i know this is the dev section but there is no Q&A so i'm asking here.
I'm not really used to HTC, i just flashed CM on my girlfriend desire but it was already unlocked.
Now i friend that has unlocked chacha via htc-dev has a hardware problem. he has unlocked bootloader, stock GB rom and CWM recovery.
Now he wants to put it back to stock in order to get warranty reparation of phone from htc. the problem is that some key of the keyboard are not working and also the green phone botton, but he fears that they will say you rooted f**k you man pay for the repair.
He asked to me because i'm sort of the phone guy between my friend so i will help you, but can someone give me a guide of how to put it back to stock?
thanks in advace!
dago
It's not possible to revert HTC ChaCha(or any of HTC's phones) back to **LOCKED** as far as I know. But you can always revert back to stock rom and unroot as a result.
So there is no re-lock bootloader option?
ok! but as dar as i know just unlock it via htc dev should let the warranty alive. so how to unroot and falsh back original rom and recovery?? thanks
dagothe9 said:
So there is no re-lock bootloader option?
ok! but as dar as i know just unlock it via htc dev should let the warranty alive. so how to unroot and falsh back original rom and recovery?? thanks
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You can re-lock the bootloader but it will flag itself as **RELOCKED**.
There is a tutorial on how you can revert back to stock rom and recovery in forums. You will find it if you do a little research.
U can relock it with htcdev....but it will be flaged as relocked...
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you can lock bootloader by simply typing this code in the adb "fastboot oem lock"
nice info smell, they won't be looking for those kind of things if you have the stock room, I have a couple of almost dead keys because I slept with my phone under and the keys are too sensible to actually get away with it.
They repaired the keys once, then it happened again (because of the sleeping thing) and finally they changed the phone.
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I have an HTC Sensation (no duh lol). I rooted it and custom rommed it, but I got a few scratches and want to use my warranty/insurance to get a replacement. I unrooted and went back to S-ON. The only problem is that my bootloader is still unlocked. How do I relock my bootloader? Is it necessary to relock it to use my "Premium Mobile Protection" to get a replacement? Thanks in advance.
I have an HTC Sensation (no duh lol). I rooted it and custom rommed it, but I got a few scratches and want to use my warranty/insurance to get a replacement. I unrooted and went back to S-ON. The only problem is that my bootloader is still unlocked. How do I relock my bootloader? Is it necessary to relock it to use my "Premium Mobile Protection" to get a replacement? Thanks in advance.
In short:
How do I
1) Relock the bootloader
and
2) Remove the "RELOCKED" and make it say "LOCKED"
?
By no means am I savvy on this topic, but I'm looking into it myself, because I need to relock my bootloader.
Take a look: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077019
I'm guessing you better have to RUU that came with the phone running BEFORE you try to relock it.
It's pretty unlikely that they'll look at your bootloader. As long as your S-On and have reflashed the original firmware you should be good to go. If you really want a refurbished phone that bad you could just throw yours n the trash and say it was stolen. You're going to have to pay the deductible either way.
I had to return my phone last weekend for a warranty exchange.
I followed this guide http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/03/how-to-unroot-the-htc-sensation-4g/, and it worked perfectly to get my phone back to how it came in the Box (Except the cracked screen)
I will try this on my phone before I want to sell it
Does it work?
Gushfevah said:
I had to return my phone last weekend for a warranty exchange.
I followed this guide http://theunlockr.com/2011/10/03/how-to-unroot-the-htc-sensation-4g/, and it worked perfectly to get my phone back to how it came in the Box (Except the cracked screen)
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Hey,
Can anyone confirm that the method posted by theunlockr actually reverts back the bootloader to ****LOCKED****?
Also, when I purchased the phone, it was running the stock Telstra GB Rom. With firmware version 1.17 I think. And at that point, the bootloader said nothing about it being locked or unlocked.
Thereby, I did the s-off, installed CWM recovery, permanently rooted and did SuperCID.
And then I flashed it with the stock EUR ICS ROM, which upgraded the firmware to 3.3something. and also locked the bootloader.
Is this normal?
I just want a way now through which I can flash ROMs and also lock the bootloader again (if I unlock it) if required for warranty purposes.
Thank you!
If you unlocked through htcdev unlock, you can only relock. You cant turn it to **LOCKED** again
If I go back to stock rom with this get back my warranty cause I'm sending in my phone tomorrow.
Lol don't just flash a stock rom... lock the bootloader too
Make sure everything is back to stock =] ull be fine
- Google
I read somewhere that unlocking the bootloader is "burning physically" a fuse onboard of the device that can be easily discovered by a technision !! but I don't know how much true this is !!! I hope it's not the case ...
I believe it is LIKE burning a fuse in other phones, a bit is changed elsewhere and remains that way after it is unlocked once, indicating it's been unlocked before.
On the Nexus S it is not like that. No indication whether it has been unlocked before as long as you are on stock rom, bootloader and recovery and you relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock).
iGoogleNexus said:
Lol don't just flash a stock rom... lock the bootloader too
Make sure everything is back to stock =] ull be fine
- Google
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How do I lock the bootloader?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088494
working with nexus s
Just a quick question. Would i be right in assuming the only way at the moment to unlock the bootloader on a One S is to use HTC Dev?
Yep. If you use twrp it's just like s-off with HTC dumlock!
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I'm start asking me if a custom unlock for the booloader will never see the light....htcdev is risk for warranty invalidation !!
Is there any way of downgrading from jellybean to ics?I am not rooted,unlocked or whatever! .Please let me know if there is any way,i dont want to root and unlock my BL
Only way is to unlock the bootloader. No other way.
ok .bt unlocking bootloader voids warranty.and i have seen so many posts here with different kinds of bricks.
Unlocking the bootloader MAY void your warranty. HTC have to prove that by unlocking the bootloader, for example, if your camera breaks, that by unlocking the bootloader, YOU broke the camera. And it is very difficult for them to prove that. And you can relock it with a bit of hex-editing and they will never know.
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ok .bt unlocking bootloader voids warranty.and i have seen so many posts here with different kinds of bricks.
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Dont worry about unlocking the bootloader mate. You can always re-lock it and revert back to how it was out of the box. As for bricking, if you follow the instructions properly you wont brick your phone.
i know but i am noob at this..and i know i can revert it to stock..but the bootloader will say relocked.and will it get my warranty back? and i cant find proper guides.for rooting..unlocking bootloader,relocking bootloader and reverting back to stock.
You can hex edit the mmcblk0p3 file to revert the status to ***LOCKED*** instead of ***RELOCKED***
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androidfreak16 said:
i know but i am noob at this..and i know i can revert it to stock..but the bootloader will say relocked.and will it get my warranty back? and i cant find proper guides.for rooting..unlocking bootloader,relocking bootloader and reverting back to stock.
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Well you can revert to stock using an RUU, which you can get from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2140967 . Once you run the RUU it'll say "locked" as it did before and not "relocked" so yes you will get your warranty back.
Is there any way by which we can achieve stock intact ROM, recovery image and NO root and yes, locked boot-loader for warranty purpose. If there is , please share it !!
Qmarks said:
Is there any way by which we can achieve stock intact ROM, recovery image and NO root and yes, locked boot-loader for warranty purpose. If there is , please share it !!
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i also need this .. type info .. cause RUU gives me signature error or sumthng ... n have to flash thorugh fastboot but the bootloader says: RE-LOCKED .. ;(
Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500165
And download RUU from here http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Pico
Regards .
Even if you go back to stock with RUU, you cant claim warranty! Because now the bootloader will show relocked instead of locked!
SO there is no way to get the "LOCKED" status back once you unlock the boot-loader ?
and i also read somewhere that using htcdev to unlock bootloader gives them our IMEI and so, they know about our device even if we reset it and htc can cause us not to have warranty or so and we can't give any stupid reasons to the service centers to believe we did nothing wrong.
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SO there is no way to get the "LOCKED" status back once you unlock the boot-loader ?
and i also read somewhere that using htcdev to unlock bootloader gives them our IMEI and so, they know about our device even if we reset it and htc can cause us not to have warranty or so and we can't give any stupid reasons to the service centers to believe we did nothing wrong.
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I think u should go to shop where u bought it he will repair it without asking...my brother had a samsung s plus rooted with cm10.1 but he got to know the camera is not working he gave it to the shop and the shopkeeper restored it to stock without taking any money...
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manthan808 said:
I think u should go to shop where u bought it he will repair it without asking...my brother had a samsung s plus rooted with cm10.1 but he got to know the camera is not working he gave it to the shop and the shopkeeper restored it to stock without taking any money...
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i'm sure he did. but that galaxy s didn't have nand burnt or relocked bootloader status.
Qmarks said:
i'm sure he did. but that galaxy s didn't have nand burnt or relocked bootloader status.
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But buddy he had that cm10.1
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You can read VERY carefully the s-off thread, somewhere there was .img , that you can flash and it will show locked, but also it will stuck on hboot screen, so it's up to you.