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[Q] D2G not asking for unlock code

Hi
I bought D2G from ebay it was listed with bad esn.It's not asking unlock code or anything, reads the sim card, changes to global mode, connects to a network(jumps from one to another all the time) but no service when I try to dial a number says network not available. So what is wrong with my phone? is it unlock?something is wrong wit the radio? or what?

If it is not asking for network subsidy code, then it must be unlocked if it works with your sim. Make sure it is set to GSM/UMTS mode, not Global - if your sim is active you should get reception. At least on 2G (GSM). If you are not getting reception, something might be wrong with the phone.

It might also be running a custom ROM (unlock requests only work on Blurry ROMs afaik); another possibility is former owner going to the “hidden” menu and choosing “USA Band”.
In the latter case, you need to SBF.

thanks Gasai Yuno custom rom was the problem now it's on stock rom and is asking for unlock code. I'll try to unlock it thanks again

Gasai Yuno said:
It might also be running a custom ROM (unlock requests only work on Blurry ROMs afaik); another possibility is former owner going to the “hidden” menu and choosing “USA Band”.
In the latter case, you need to SBF.
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Good catch! I wouldn't thought somebody would sell their phone without bringing it factory default first..
Good luck to OP with the unlock codes - hopefully your phone won't turn out to be from those Verizon played with..

leobg said:
Good catch! I wouldn't thought somebody would sell their phone without bringing it factory default first..
Good luck to OP with the unlock codes - hopefully your phone won't turn out to be from those Verizon played with..
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I bought unlock code from ebay and it worked and it's working fine. Thanks again

Gasai Yuno said:
It might also be running a custom ROM (unlock requests only work on Blurry ROMs afaik); another possibility is former owner going to the “hidden” menu and choosing “USA Band”.
In the latter case, you need to SBF.
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Ask much as I understand. it stop asking for unlock code because of Custom Rom. I have the same problem. What should I do to be able to enter unlock code with Custom Rom?

Rexkh said:
Ask much as I understand. it stop asking for unlock code because of Custom Rom. I have the same problem. What should I do to be able to enter unlock code with Custom Rom?
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Flash the stock ROM.

I try to flash stock rom (kdz extension) but it doesn't work because my boot recovery is not stock recovery. What should I do to remove CWM recovery for my phone model LG Optimus G E973?

Rexkh said:
I try to flash stock rom (kdz extension) but it doesn't work because my boot recovery is not stock recovery. What should I do to remove CWM recovery for my phone model LG Optimus G E973?
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Ask in correct forum, this for Motorola's droid 2 global phone, instructions will be different.
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I unlocked my SIM and if i flash new official rom the SIM network will lock again ?

hello guyz
I was using SpeedMod but i had to travel and my phone network does not work here in turkey until i UNLOCK SIM NETWORK
I had my phone unlocked and the man who did it told me that i'm not able to update my software anymore or the phone network will be locked again
the software he flashed through odin does not support Arabic language .. and I had to flash new ROM supporting Arabic
Am i able to do ? or the phone network will be locked again ?
please help

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AhmeD-Shifflin said:
hello guyz
I was using SpeedMod but i had to travel and my phone network does not work here in turkey until i UNLOCK SIM NETWORK
I had my phone unlocked and the man who did it told me that i'm not able to update my software anymore or the phone network will be locked again
the software he flashed through odin does not support Arabic language .. and I had to flash new ROM supporting Arabic
Am i able to do ? or the phone network will be locked again ?
please help
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Please create an backup of your Rom using CWM and then you can try to update/flash your phone.. If your phone is locked again, put your backup back in and search for an patch for multilanguage with arabic support..
Greets Daniel

AhmeD-Shifflin said:
hello guyz
I was using SpeedMod but i had to travel and my phone network does not work here in turkey until i UNLOCK SIM NETWORK
I had my phone unlocked and the man who did it told me that i'm not able to update my software anymore or the phone network will be locked again
the software he flashed through odin does not support Arabic language .. and I had to flash new ROM supporting Arabic
Am i able to do ? or the phone network will be locked again ?
please help
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NO, the phone will NEVER be locked again
SIM LOCK is more like a hardware based security, not software.
you can flash stock safe

ShadowsDie said:
NO, the phone will NEVER be locked again
SIM LOCK is more like a hardware based security, not software.
you can flash stock safe
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great !
and can i flash custom rom too ??
i will be thankful for your answer !

AhmeD-Shifflin said:
great !
and can i flash custom rom too ??
i will be thankful for your answer !
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after you unlock the sim, you have to flash custom recovery and then root
then you can flash custom rom through recovery
BTW, its possible the phone can be lock again only if he unlocked the sim via root exploit
if he used an IMEI calculator, yes it is ok

ShadowsDie said:
after you unlock the sim, you have to flash custom recovery and then root
then you can flash custom rom through recovery
BTW, its possible the phone can be lock again only if he unlocked the sim via root exploit
if he used an IMEI calculator, yes it is ok
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when i got back my phone .. it was not rooted .. so we didn't unlock the sim network using root exploit ? right ?
btw i don't know what is root exploit
anyway .. i can do a backup and flash any rom i want then if the sim locked i restore my backups .. right ??

AhmeD-Shifflin said:
when i got back my phone .. it was not rooted .. so we didn't unlock the sim network using root exploit ? right ?
btw i don't know what is root exploit
anyway .. i can do a backup and flash any rom i want then if the sim locked i restore my backups .. right ??
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at this point, your phone is not unlocked via root exploit
so you can do whatever you want, it will not lock
and the unlock being part of hardware, it will never lock back unless you want it to happen

ShadowsDie said:
at this point, your phone is not unlocked via root exploit
so you can do whatever you want, it will not lock
and the unlock being part of hardware, it will never lock back unless you want it to happen
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great .. but he told me that i should not update it :/ what does he exactly mean ?

ShadowsDie said:
at this point, your phone is not unlocked via root exploit
so you can do whatever you want, it will not lock
and the unlock being part of hardware, it will never lock back unless you want it to happen
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and also i was on speedmod and he flashed a stock rom .. why did he do such this thing !?
i'm sorry but if i want to learn i should ask

AhmeD-Shifflin said:
and also i was on speedmod and he flashed a stock rom .. why did he do such this thing !?
i'm sorry but if i want to learn i should ask
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he flashed stock rom as the method of calculating the unlock code based on imei is valid for this phone on 2,3,6
he could do this on kk risking to not work and losing the money
maybe he thinks the code resets the bootloader which happens on devices such as htc
but i have here a clear example:
if you use the yellow triangle away app from chainfire and you flash another rom, does the yellow triangle appears again?
i guess you know what is triangle away, search it on google if you dont
and the triangle thing is a hardware code, so is the sim lock
Hope i helped you!

ShadowsDie said:
he flashed stock rom as the method of calculating the unlock code based on imei is valid for this phone on 2,3,6
he could do this on kk risking to not work and losing the money
maybe he thinks the code resets the bootloader which happens on devices such as htc
but i have here a clear example:
if you use the yellow triangle away app from chainfire and you flash another rom, does the yellow triangle appears again?
i guess you know what is triangle away, search it on google if you dont
and the triangle thing is a hardware code, so is the sim lock
Hope i helped you!
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that was really useful ! i understand everything now thank you

Help with rom

Hi!
Is there any way to use the international rom with galaxy s6 Verizon version??
Thanks!

alexcochifu said:
Hi!
Is there any way to use the international rom with galaxy s6 Verizon version??
Thanks!
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Not without unlocking the device, which can't be done on the verizon s6.

Gizmoe said:
Not without unlocking the device, which can't be done on the verizon s6.
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I already unlocked the device, i actually have the CLEAN ROM installed---

alexcochifu said:
I already unlocked the device, i actually have the CLEAN ROM installed---
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I'm not talking about root. I'm talking about unlocking the bootloader so you can flash modified kernels and what not.

Gizmoe said:
I'm not talking about root. I'm talking about unlocking the bootloader so you can flash modified kernels and what not.
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Ok. SO how do i know if it´s unlocked? Because i bought this s6 used....

The problem is the Verizon S6 family is currently unable to have modified bootloader files as no one has found a way to change them with or without tripping Knox, the security suite on our phones. Hell, everything updated past Firmware update OF1 isn't even rooted yet and no one is sure when or if we will even have one. Basically what I'm saying is, there is no way for you to get the international ROM onto your phone unless you just happened to either crack the system yourself or the person you got it from managed to find a way without telling the world about it.
Word of advice, you can have a phone that is rooted with a flashed ROM but still have a locked bootloader. In our case it was due to an exploit that was patched.
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Looking to buy the Galaxy S7; couple questions

Hello,
I'm planning to buy this (Exynos) variant of the Galaxy S7. It has great specs and the availability of custom ROMs pleasantly surprised me. Therefore, I have some questions:
1. How do you go from full stock to being able to flash custom ROMs? Is it difficult to unlock the bootloader? I'm used to Nexus devices where you'd reboot to bootloader, fastboot oem/flashing unlock and that's it, but the procedure is certainly different on the Galaxy S7.
2. Are there any things I should be aware of? e.g. Can I brick my phone with flashing something or doing something that wouldn't brick some other phones?
3. Is it possible to return from custom ROMs to full stock? I guess I won't have KNOX back since that's a physical detail AFAIK, but I can live with it, I guess. Modded stock ROMs can also be flashed from TWRP, right?
4. I was really surprised that the Exynos variant got so much dev support. Normally I would expect that from a Snapdragon device, but the Snapdragon variant's BL is locked. How come Exynos got so much dev support and ROMs with practically no issues on this device (and some other like the Galaxy S6)? From what I've heard in the past, the Exynos phones aren't exactly the most dev-friendly ones. What has changed since? I may be completely wrong though
That's all for now.
Thanks in advance!

Fobos531 said:
Hello,
I'm planning to buy this (Exynos) variant of the Galaxy S7. It has great specs and the availability of custom ROMs pleasantly surprised me. Therefore, I have some questions:
1. How do you go from full stock to being able to flash custom ROMs? Is it difficult to unlock the bootloader? I'm used to Nexus devices where you'd reboot to bootloader, fastboot oem/flashing unlock and that's it, but the procedure is certainly different on the Galaxy S7.
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You need to flash TWRP custom recovery (Instructions in the TWRP thread)
Unlocking the bootloader is a simple toggle switch in developer options
Fobos531 said:
2. Are there any things I should be aware of? e.g. Can I brick my phone with flashing something or doing something that wouldn't brick some other phones?
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Always a risk, make sure to read up thoroughly before flashing anything
Fobos531 said:
3. Is it possible to return from custom ROMs to full stock? I guess I won't have KNOX back since that's a physical detail AFAIK, but I can live with it, I guess. Modded stock ROMs can also be flashed from TWRP, right?
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Once KNOX is tripped that's permanent, but you can return to stock using ODIN and a stock ROM from sammobile or other sources scattered around the forum

*Detection* said:
You need to flash TWRP custom recovery (Instructions in the TWRP thread)
Unlocking the bootloader is a simple toggle switch in developer options
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So, to unlock the bootloader, I literally have to toggle "Enable OEM unlock" in developer options? That's it? I'll have this switch regardless if I'm on Marshmallow or Nougat, right?

Fobos531 said:
So, to unlock the bootloader, I literally have to toggle "Enable OEM unlock" in developer options? That's it? I'll have this switch regardless if I'm on Marshmallow or Nougat, right?
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Correct
Don't make the same mistake a few members have, and disabled it once they had TWRP installed, you need to leave it unlocked while you are running custom

*Detection* said:
Correct
Don't make the same mistake a few members have, and disabled it once they had TWRP installed, you need to leave it unlocked while you are running custom
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I've never wanted to try this, but I'm curious. What happens if you toggle it back? Bricks the phone?

Beanvee7 said:
I've never wanted to try this, but I'm curious. What happens if you toggle it back? Bricks the phone?
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It gets stuck trying to boot with custom binary blocked errors iirc
Then you need to spend time working out how to bypass the lock and reflash stock etc

If i was you then i would keep the s7 with the stock rom because this stock rom is pretty awesome and i like having the secure folder functions etc.

after flash ROM appear network lock

My phone has some problems
after my flash custom ROM(In before, I use the official system without any problems)
When i boot time
There is an interface
It is a network lock
I also on eBay bought unlock code,But it does not work.
I am in China,I even do not know network lock is which carriers
I have root,TWRP,xposed,busybox..can from the file to solve it do?
If not then how to solve it？
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.

ROC1999 said:
My phone has some problems
after my flash custom ROM(In before, I use the official system without any problems)
When i boot time
There is an interface
It is a network lock
I also on eBay bought unlock code,But it does not work.
I am in China,I even do not know network lock is which carriers
I have root,TWRP,xposed,busybox..can from the file to solve it do?
If not then how to solve it？
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.
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Which rom have you flashed?
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belkoo said:
Which rom have you flashed?
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ALEK 5.0
But when I flash back to the official does not work