That is my question, i see defy have CM7 and that only can be with the bootloader unlocked...
But, why stills installing roms with the recovery? and not with rsdlite?
it hasn't been unlocked yet.
tomeu0000 said:
That is my question, i see defy have CM7 and that only can be with the bootloader unlocked...
But, why stills installing roms with the recovery? and not with rsdlite?
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No bootloader is still locked. The method to run these roms is the 2ndinit
Not unlocked, but kind of bypassed.
And is there a difference in user experience (or phoneresource usage) between an install with open bootloader and this 2nd init method?
Kernel is always the same, but we can do a lot without touching it.
someday it will unlock? they said that it is almost "done"...
Who're they? Is it something sure or another hoax?
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We all wait ( although i got my Defy for a week) for an unlocked Bootloader. But all the Roms in here are ok. Personally, i wait for a better port of Cyanogen... than the device will be "complete".
So the waiting and testing is the only issue.
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Ok hey all So i been reading here on xda for some time.
And i have been reading about the development for the our play and the nice progress the devs been doing with ICS.
My phone is a R800i
Baseband: 8x55A-AAABQMAZM-203028D-56
Kernel: 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
Version: 4.0.2.A.0.42
Locked Bootloader
Not rooted
No sim lock works with all providers never been locked.
I havn't flashed so much phones in my day, some wm mobiles, and iphones and a lg gt540
So i need some help with what to do
I know the first thing is to unlock bootloader
but after that? If some one could point me to the files i need, just the specefic files just for my phone. And a step by step what to do like flash a rom first then kernel or kernel first then rom and if there is any other files i should use before i flash rom/kernel
And if some nice people could give me some hints on the best ICS rom.
I want this either this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524159
or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404712
those two seems to the most stable atm. Or if anyone other have suggestions like CM9 or something like that
Cheers!
//Virtualxp
Well I do know is that you don't have to unlock bootloader to root
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Instructions for flashing the kernel+rom can be found on the threads...Read some more ;P
Nabeel_Nabs said:
Instructions for flashing the kernel+rom can be found on the threads...Read some more ;P
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I have but hey would be nice if you helped out instead of commenting like that
You said it's sim unlocked, right? If you bought one that isn't carrier locked, you can unlock your bootloader using the guide on the Sony mobile site. After unlocking the bootloader, flash a cwm kernel, and all the possibilities have then been opened.
Seriously though, the guides are easy to find. Google is your friend. Just tell it to search xda specifically.
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captain67 said:
You said it's sim unlocked, right? If you bought one that isn't carrier locked, you can unlock your bootloader using the guide on the Sony mobile site. After unlocking the bootloader, flash a cwm kernel, and all the possibilities have then been opened.
Seriously though, the guides are easy to find. Google is your friend. Just tell it to search xda specifically.
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Hey yea i been reading alot and i think i know now how it all works think i'll wait for some time. People seem to have alot problems with battery drain =/ Seems it can be fixed through Setcpu. And how about the overlock? i did read that some kernel have the phone overclocked to 2.0 ghz. Does it shorten the life of the phone? Not the battery life but the phone's life?
//Virtualxp
Right I have been doing the same read all the Info available and been on the Sony site check to see if I can unlock the boatloader but that's were I have come unstuck as it's saying that I can't unlock my boot loader. Some help guys would be great the ics update is taking ages and want to play about with my phone.
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Alex Slane said:
Right I have been doing the same read all the Info available and been on the Sony site check to see if I can unlock the boatloader but that's were I have come unstuck as it's saying that I can't unlock my boot loader. Some help guys would be great the ics update is taking ages and want to play about with my phone.
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Is yours carrier locked? If so, you need to unlock the bootloader with something like omnius or setool.
@virtualxp - Overclocking anything too high will always shorten it's life. Going to 1.4-1.5 ghz shouldn't make a difference, but 2ghz is very high.
For battery drain issues, there are solutions. A lot of people noticed the battery getting worse after the 2.3.4 update, so either they're sticking with older firmware, or mixing builds and kernels.
My phone for example has the 2.3.4 (.42) firmware with a stock kernel from 2.3.3, and a baseband belonging to a separate build altogether. And I managed to combine those without an unlocked bootloader.. Mind you, it was a pain in the ass doing it without getting stuck with boot loop. But this way, I have less battery issues, and I can still use the themes and mods made for the .42 build.
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Could u tell me how u did it with not unlocking bootloader plz would be very much appreciated. im not a noob to flashing just stuck as i have never unlocked bootloaders befor and mine cnt be unlocked the ways others can as its brand locked thanks
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Could u tell me how u did it with not unlocking bootloader plz would be very much appreciated. im not a noob to flashing just stuck as i have never unlocked bootloaders befor and mine cnt be unlocked the ways others can as its brand locked thanks
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In flashtool, there's an option to exclude the kernel and another for baseband. I flashed one firmware, then flashed another while excluding kernel, and then again while excluding the kernel and baseband, using three different ftf files.
For applying themes and mods without unlocking the bootloader, I used the T.E.A.M. locked bootloader recovery installer, and flashed them with the update.zip files through that recovery. You can get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437840
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Hi guys!
Well, I'm new in what concerns to root, unlock, ROM's, kernels (no idea of what it is still), etc. I have a Xperia Arc, GB 2.3.4, branded for T-Mobile.
As I'm fed up with the bunch of bloatware, I wanted to root/debrand it, in order to get rid of it.
First I tried with this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035276 Post #2
Links for the ROM were dead, so I searched for some other thread. After a lot, I found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1042978
I found it easy to lead, so i tried. I got so far, to even unlock my bootloader, but then, trying to root, I found the images link for the Global firmware was dead.
Then I realized, I wanted to change to the global versión for the mere reason of having ICS sooner (branded phones take longer to receive it, as far as I know). Then I saw, that actually I went in the full wrong direction when unlocking the bootloader.
I tried to relock thebootloader, by following the steps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324703
It appears to have worked well, but I'm not sure.
My questions are:
1) I want the SE ICS update, that is due to be available this month anytime. Since unlocking the bootloader might have turned my phone to brick (or not?) when upgrading, how can I be sure I did actually re-lock my bootloader? The guys from Android Soul Comnunity used a "Test" on their videos, which was running a program in fastboot mode, which apparently does something if the phone is unlocked, although it said "it needs to be rooted". Is there a way to know if I did it correctly relock whitout damaging my phone or flashing it by mistake in the process.
2) I really want to flash it to a global version and get rid of the bloatware (maybe rooted if posible), but also getting the official upgrade. Is there a way? I have the latest flashtool version and I downloaded the ftf file for the global version, but whenever I press flash in flashtool, it doesn't show anything (nor sin files or anything else). Maybe I will give it another try if someone else provides me with a functional link to the functional ROM (I really don't remember where I got the one I have).
I hope you guys can help me. I'm not a native english speaker, so forgive me for any mistake. Thanks in Advance
HerrJuancho
seems like you are new to this....so was I about 4 months ago.
if your bootloader is unlocked, good - keep it that way.
the best way to learn how to mess around is follow this thread step-by-step:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299729
I know that this thread is instructing you to flash cm7 - but dont worry, once you have done that, you will understand the basics and the processes involved.
if you really want ICS - then you can just us Arconium 2.2 as it is the closed custom rom to a stock ICS - it is tweaked and customized, so it will be better than any global rom you try to flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515148
kaatisu84 said:
seems like you are new to this....so was I about 4 months ago.
if your bootloader is unlocked, good - keep it that way.
the best way to learn how to mess around is follow this thread step-by-step:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299729
I know that this thread is instructing you to flash cm7 - but dont worry, once you have done that, you will understand the basics and the processes involved.
if you really want ICS - then you can just us Arconium 2.2 as it is the closed custom rom to a stock ICS - it is tweaked and customized, so it will be better than any global rom you try to flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515148
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Thanks, I thought no one would answer.
I don't know if I actually still have a unlocked bootloader. How can I tell the difference? By doing what?
If it is really that good, the I would prefer it over the official. Thanks
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Thanks, I thought no one would answer.
I don't know if I actually still have a unlocked bootloader. How can I tell the difference? By doing what?
If it is really that good, the I would prefer it over the official. Thanks
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Do this
1)Connect your phone on fastboot mode.
2) open cmd prompt in the fastboot folder
3) type this in the command window
fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce get var version
4) if you get a value like 0.3 or something its unlocked
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Do this
1)Connect your phone on fastboot mode.
2) open cmd prompt in the fastboot folder
3) type this in the command window
fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce get var version
4) if you get a value like 0.3 or something its unlocked
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Well, that's actually one of the steps before unlocking, I thought it was just a sign that the device was well connected and that the drivers were up to date. My phone wasn't unlocked, and it did show 0.3 right before trying to unlock it.
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Well, that's actually one of the steps before unlocking, I thought it was just a sign that the device was well connected and that the drivers were up to date. My phone wasn't unlocked, and it did show 0.3 right before trying to unlock it.
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Ohh sorry. My bad. Try to boot a custom kernel via fastboot.
Fastboot.exe boot boot.IMG
If you get a notice "device not rooted" or similar the bootloader is loced.
If you are able to boot the kernel the bootloader is unlockd
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I have found my phone i reported lost to my insurance company. they blocked it, blocked my sim and now have sent me out a new sim im currently using in an old phone. but my new defy will be here tomorrow morning. but it seems a waste to just throw away the old defy. should i phone up my insurance company and tell them? is there anything i can do with it? is it against the law to sell it as Ive had it blocked? i live in the uk by the way.
any opinions are welcome thanks.
also would my new defy that comes have the bootloader locked? how would i find out?
Yes, new defy will have a locked bootloader.
The best you can do with the old one if you dont need it anymore, send it to Quarx or Epsylon or m11kkaa or some other dev. that will put it into good use!
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Little correction: EVERY defy has a locked bootloader. Defy never had the possibility to unlock.
m11kkaa said:
Little correction: EVERY defy has a locked bootloader. Defy never had the possibility to unlock.
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if it was locked then how was i able to flash sbf? or does that make no difference. as i thought being locked would not allow me to flash sbf. maybe im getting it mixed up. but thank you both for your replies. ive had an offer from someone who would buy it as he can put it to use.
"Locked bootloader" means, that you can't boot custom, unsigned kernels.
SBF-files are official files from moto used to recover/update an phone.
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"Locked bootloader" means, that you can't boot custom, unsigned kernels.
SBF-files are official files from moto used to recover/update an phone.
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Actually, just the boot and recovery partitions are signed in , because we can actually make custom sbf changing the others partitions of the sbf....
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oh right ok, thanks guys. i should have known that really. but when i get my new phone in the morning i should still be able to root it and flash custom roms though right? just like my other one?
defyuk said:
oh right ok, thanks guys. i should have known that really. but when i get my new phone in the morning i should still be able to root it and flash custom roms though right? just like my other one?
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That is correct
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That is correct
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nice thanks! ...hopefully i get a red lense so i can get 720p recording
So I (like many others) was able to root the g4 but got the short end of the stick with a unit that is not from the english...sad face... now the real question is, Do we have no other hope besides team Codefire? hopefully we can get together all the info we know on what to do after rooting with these devices. i have hopes that @autoprime (never me the guy, but i am told he is a smart dude) will tackle this issue if he ain't too busy
what issue?
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what issue?
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The locked bootloader i'm not able to install custom recovery through any method on xda (as well as some other people in some posts i've seen) and the only thing i could think of is locked bootloader for people that have a h815 that's not from europe. i just get error 1002 sadly enough when i try to boot in recovery but it does appear to be installed properly
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The locked bootloader i'm not able to install custom recovery through any method on xda (as well as some other people in some posts i've seen) and the only thing i could think of is locked bootloader for people that have a h815 that's not from europe. i just get error 1002 sadly enough when i try to boot in recovery but it does appear to be installed properly
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oooh I see. no mention of bootloader in the first post.. I was confused a bit haha. Which phone model do you have specifically?
a user from the lgviet forums (who also posts here) has said they have a bootloader unlock for F500/H815 users... waiting to see what he comes up with. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63062081&postcount=183
if they release for all.. that will be great news. tho if by chance it is a "pay method" only.. maybe codefire will step up.
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Doesn't the LG site say they will add other devices though? I have the H815K and I cannot unlock the bootloader (and not worried yet), since I have stock rom + root + G4 TweaksBox, I've not felt the "need" for custom kernel or AOSP.
Is it possible to get Xposed with bootloader locked?
According to this you can. I'll give it a try and let you know. ( note: just installing the app doesn't work sadly)
Yep. Here you go @paumlhp ...good guy tk
[SOLVED] I followed this thread to get everything updated and make sure I was all stock, and then went to bootloader and ran fastboot flashing lock to relock the bootloader. Everything working great now.
I'm trading my Verizon Pixel XL for a normal Pixel, and need to relock the bootloader first. I haven't installed a custom kernal or ROMs or anything, so can I just lock via fastboot safely?
I don't want to do something that will brick it!
I'm aware this is stupid and I'd rather just leave it, but dude is sketched out by warning on startup and won't trade till it's gone :/
Thanks!
[Edit] it should maybe be noted that I haven't installed any updates since rooting, and I'm not sure if those are important first or not?
burnface said:
[SOLVED] I followed this thread to get everything updated and make sure I was all stock, and then went to bootloader and ran fastboot flashing lock to relock the bootloader. Everything working great now.
I'm trading my Verizon Pixel XL for a normal Pixel, and need to relock the bootloader first. I haven't installed a custom kernal or ROMs or anything, so can I just lock via fastboot safely?
I don't want to do something that will brick it!
I'm aware this is stupid and I'd rather just leave it, but dude is sketched out by warning on startup and won't trade till it's gone :/
Thanks!
[Edit] it should maybe be noted that I haven't installed any updates since rooting, and I'm not sure if those are important first or not?
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Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
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Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
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Yes if you are stock you can safely lock the bootloader.
run
fastboot flashing lock
phone will factory reset and appear frozen on that screen 30seconds or so.
milan187 said:
Yes if you are stock you can safely lock the bootloader.
run
fastboot flashing lock
phone will factory reset and appear frozen on that screen 30seconds or so.
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Cool man, thanks!
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Hey man, do you remember which FW built were you on ? NDE63X ?
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Damn. I honestly don't remember... I didn't do enough with that phone for anything specific to stick out.. Sorry!
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Damn. I honestly don't remember... I didn't do enough with that phone for anything specific to stick out.. Sorry!
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It's all good man. My heart was pounding as I about to hit 'yes' for locking my bootloader. Did the deed and all is well =) Thanks!