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Restore gfree backup

Hello all,
I've had a DZ for nearly 2 weeks now, and have been holding off on installing roms, overclocking etc until there were clear, reversible guidlines available.
A few days ago I was being curious and ended up doing this the UBERROOT guide.
Essentially I temprooted using Visionary then executed the gfree script on my PC:
adb push gfree /data/local
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree
sync
This went well, and when I got to the bootloader I could see indeed that my S was OFF.
However, before I go any further I want to know how to reverse what I've done. This is mentioned at the bottom of the UBERROOT guide:
'run gfree, which will create a new backup of partition 7 in its unlocked state.
this will disable wp on the emmc, as well as remove the brq filter from the kernel.
at this point, you can dd if=/wherever/your/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sync; reboot'
I found the backup, although it was a .bin file not .img
I entered in the command above, but my phone rebooted before I could enter the 'sync' command. My S is still off, it would seem.
So my question to you fine people, having typed all this is:
How can I use the gfree backup to return my phone back to stock?

nofixio said:
How can I use the gfree backup to return my phone back to stock?
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You can use the "dd" command to copy back the image of that original partition, as you mention.
However, the latest version of gfree now includes some new options to un-do that stuff, e.g. you can switch S-ON back on and change your SID via options. See the Wiki on this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...Phone.2C_Set_SuperCID.2C_and_Turn_Radio_S-OFF

nofixio said:
Hello all,
I've had a DZ for nearly 2 weeks now, and have been holding off on installing roms, overclocking etc until there were clear, reversible guidlines available.
A few days ago I was being curious and ended up doing this the UBERROOT guide.
Essentially I temprooted using Visionary then executed the gfree script on my PC:
adb push gfree /data/local
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree
sync
This went well, and when I got to the bootloader I could see indeed that my S was OFF.
However, before I go any further I want to know how to reverse what I've done. This is mentioned at the bottom of the UBERROOT guide:
'run gfree, which will create a new backup of partition 7 in its unlocked state.
this will disable wp on the emmc, as well as remove the brq filter from the kernel.
at this point, you can dd if=/wherever/your/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sync; reboot'
I found the backup, although it was a .bin file not .img
I entered in the command above, but my phone rebooted before I could enter the 'sync' command. My S is still off, it would seem.
So my question to you fine people, having typed all this is:
How can I use the gfree backup to return my phone back to stock?
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When you run gfree, it creates a bin file in your sd card. That bin file you shall rename it to "whatever".img, to be more specific rename it to partiiton7-relock.img.
Now once you did this, just run gfree again:
adb push gfree /data/local
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree
sync
Once done the above, just download terminal emulator and from there run:
su
dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sync
exit
And reebot the phone, Now you can go and see you are S-ON.
This method above works without a problem as myself have tried several times, however as steviewevie mentioned, the new version of gfree does this easier.

buzmay said:
When you run gfree, it creates a bin file in your sd card. That bin file you shall rename it to "whatever".img, to be more specific rename it to partiiton7-relock.img.
Now once you did this, just run gfree again:
adb push gfree /data/local
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree
sync
Once done the above, just download terminal emulator and from there run:
su
dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sync
exit
And reebot the phone, Now you can go and see you are S-ON.
This method above works without a problem as myself have tried several times, however as steviewevie mentioned, the new version of gfree does this easier.
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How to get that file (partition7-relock.img)? Because I formated the card after g-free method and I runned the official Ruu, so now I have that stupid S-Off, I need it S-On...

Niiceg said:
How to get that file (partition7-relock.img)? Because I formated the card after g-free method and I runned the official Ruu, so now I have that stupid S-Off, I need it S-On...
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You don't need the backup for that. Just check the Wiki to find the options for gfree that will set it back to S-ON
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

steviewevie said:
You don't need the backup for that. Just check the Wiki to find the options for gfree that will set it back to S-ON
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
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I don't find anything more than this guide:
Turning S-On
If you are returning your Vision to stock, you will want to flash your stock ROM and Recovery image before starting this, as root permissions and S-Off are required for both of those processes.
Remove Gfree (turn back S-On):
When you first ran Gfree, it automatically backed up your stock partition 7 (with S-On) and placed it on your microSD card as a file named part7-(something).bin and you will need to rename this file to: partition7-relock.img
Open up your ADB command prompt on your computer (with your phone plugged in) and type the following exactly as shown:
Code:
adb shell
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree
dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
sync
reboot bootloader
Your phone will reboot into bootloader. Look at the first line. The end should now say "S-On".

steviewevie said:
You don't need the backup for that. Just check the Wiki to find the options for gfree that will set it back to S-ON
Sent from my HTC Desire Z
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I think they removed the automatic option for some reason, I beleive it was in version v.3 and now v.2 is back up. I was looking for that option for someone else early yesterday and noticed its not on the Wiki anymore, unless I missed it, but Im prettty sure I didn't. So I think were back to using the "dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7" command.
Update: On fattire's thread they said they took down v3 because people were having problems with it and are now advising using v2 and the old restore method.

joemm said:
I think they removed the automatic option for some reason, I beleive it was in version v.3 and now v.2 is back up. I was looking for that option for someone else early yesterday and noticed its not on the Wiki anymore, unless I missed it, but Im prettty sure I didn't. So I think were back to using the "dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7" command.
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Where to get that file if i already formated the card?!

Niiceg said:
Where to get that file if i already formated the card?!
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There is no where to get the file if you erased/formatted your sdcard without saving it somewhere else, the instructons on gfree tell you to do this:
"gfree created a backup of your original partition 7 at /sdcard/part7backup-<time>.bin you might consider copying this to a safe location on your computer."
So if you didnt do this I really dont know what you can do. I have my part7backup but I dont know if its specific to my device or if anyone can use it.

joemm said:
There is no where to get the file if you erased/formatted your sdcard without saving it somewhere else, the instructons on gfree tell you to do this:
"gfree created a backup of your original partition 7 at /sdcard/part7backup-<time>.bin you might consider copying this to a safe location on your computer."
So if you didnt do this I really dont know what you can do. I have my part7backup but I dont know if its specific to my device or if anyone can use it.
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Well, What device you have? Z or G2? I think that it's not specific, because all phones are the same ;D

Niiceg said:
I don't find anything more than this guide:
Turning S-On
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Look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...Phone.2C_Set_SuperCID.2C_and_Turn_Radio_S-OFF
Scroll down to the bit that shows you the usage message for gfree and check out the "-s" option

joemm said:
I think they removed the automatic option for some reason, I beleive it was in version v.3 and now v.2 is back up. I was looking for that option for someone else early yesterday and noticed its not on the Wiki anymore, unless I missed it, but Im prettty sure I didn't. So I think were back to using the "dd if=/sdcard/partition7-relock.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7" command.
Update: On fattire's thread they said they took down v3 because people were having problems with it and are now advising using v2 and the old restore method.
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The latest gfree 0.03 had problems, yes, so they went back to 0.02 in the Wiki. But as my previous post shows, you can still un-do things with gfree 0.02.
The only reason to use the backup of partition 7 that I can think of is if you don't know what your original CID was to reset to, or if you want to SIM Lock your phone again (there doesn't seem to be an undo option for the SIM Unlock).

steviewevie said:
The latest gfree 0.03 had problems, yes, so they went back to 0.02 in the Wiki. But as my previous post shows, you can still un-do things with gfree 0.02.
The only reason to use the backup of partition 7 that I can think of is if you don't know what your original CID was to reset to, or if you want to SIM Lock your phone again (there doesn't seem to be an undo option for the SIM Unlock).
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Ok, I see the option for sec-flag on/off but does that also restore the sim lock?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

joemm said:
Ok, I see the option for sec-flag on/off but does that also restore the sim lock?
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No it doesn't as far as I know, but that's why I said restoring SIM lock was the only real use for that part7 backup that I could think of.

steviewevie said:
No it doesn't as far as I know, but that's why I said restoring SIM lock was the only real use for that part7 backup that I could think of.
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I wasn't sure myself, thanks.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

steviewevie said:
No it doesn't as far as I know, but that's why I said restoring SIM lock was the only real use for that part7 backup that I could think of.
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Okey, can you tell how to do everything? Because I don't know anything with that gfree... And there is no instruction... Please, help me get the S-On

I have PM'd the author of gfree about an option for SIM re-lock, because that would be useful. I guess you will still need some sort of carrier string which it needs re-locking to though ? Would be handy if perhaps gfree told you what that was before you unlocked it.

Im in the same boat as niiceg, I cannot find my backup and have had no luck in my searchs. Any Idea's what I can do from here?
Thanks in advance..
ps I'm guess my next step is to re root and do
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree -s on
sync
???

bildo said:
Im in the same boat as niiceg, I cannot find my backup and have had no luck in my searchs. Any Idea's what I can do from here?
Thanks in advance..
ps I'm guess my next step is to re root and do
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree -s on
sync
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Yes, you just need to run "gfree -s on" as root to go from radio S-OFF to S-ON, no need to find/restore that backup.

Need Help Gaining S-OFF

Hey guys, I need help understanding how to achieve S-OFF using Gfree(i heard this was the safest/easiest way) also is this different than using adb? sorry for being n00b but i need help does anyone have guide to gain S-OFF, i bought my phone on the 28th of December so i assume it is 1.72 so do i have to downgrade or something before rooting
again i would appreciate a guide off rooting and gaining s-off on 1.72 using gfree and adb
thanks guys

zbrah said:
Hey guys, I need help understanding how to achieve S-OFF using Gfree(i heard this was the safest/easiest way) also is this different than using adb? sorry for being n00b but i need help does anyone have guide to gain S-OFF, i bought my phone on the 28th of December so i assume it is 1.72 so do i have to downgrade or something before rooting
again i would appreciate a guide off rooting and gaining s-off on 1.72 using gfree and adb
thanks guys
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First thing you need to do is reading the WIKI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
To use gfree you will need to set up ADB on your computer first. guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685
and regarding 1.72 update you probably need to downgrade first but i would read this 2 posts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261

bahmanxda said:
First thing you need to do is reading the WIKI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
To use gfree you will need to set up ADB on your computer first. guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865685
and regarding 1.72 update you probably need to downgrade first but i would read this 2 posts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905261
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ok i understand how to get adb but the last two are for the desire z can anyone confirm that the this will work for the htc g2(american version) thanks for everyones help on this forum

zbrah said:
ok i understand how to get adb but the last two are for the desire z can anyone confirm that the this will work for the htc g2(american version) thanks for everyones help on this forum
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I would just a) verfiy you have adb setup and working, and then follow that wiki here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision
Just to verify, you are holding the T-mobile G2? If so you're fine even if you updated to 1.22 (for the tmob g2) ...just do an about phone in settings and scroll down to see what update you're on.
You'll read about possibly needing to do some hex editing to revert to 1.19 (if indeed you updated to 1.22), but steviewevie might correct me but I don't think that is the case any longer with the gfree method.

yes i have the 1.22 thanks for correcting me, so after i have adb up and working what are my next steps to root and s-off?

zbrah said:
yes i have the 1.22 thanks for correcting me, so after i have adb up and working what are my next steps to root and s-off?
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Follow that wiki guide Really that's the best advice I can give, first you'll adb push some files to the phone to do a quick temp root. Then, you'll adb push some more files over and do the deed.
edit: right about here once adb is g2g http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
Follow the Requirements part, do not pass go until you have it all including the terminal emulator app installed off the market (free is fine)

zbrah said:
ok i understand how to get adb but the last two are for the desire z can anyone confirm that the this will work for the htc g2(american version) thanks for everyones help on this forum
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I assumed you have desire z because you said you got the 1.72 update!!!

sorry for the confusion guys im really sorry, i feel like a n00b but yea i have g2 not desire z so i have 1.22 so i can just root, im looking at the guide on the wiki and it says Make sure your phone's sdcard is mounted by your phone and not your computer when following these instructions so basically is saying make sure your sd card is in your phone not in the computer, right?

zbrah said:
sorry for the confusion guys im really sorry, i feel like a n00b but yea i have g2 not desire z so i have 1.22 so i can just root, im looking at the guide on the wiki and it says Make sure your phone's sdcard is mounted by your phone and not your computer when following these instructions so basically is saying make sure your sd card is in your phone not in the computer, right?
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Right, just make sure you're not turned on to usb disk mode (not enabled) so the phone has use of it and not your pc.

zkid2010 said:
Right, just make sure you're not turned on to usb disk mode (not enabled) so the phone has use of it and not your pc.
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how do i do that?

zbrah said:
how do i do that?
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You should be ok. On the G2 you have to select "USB sharing" to mount the SD card on your PC, so by default your phone should be mounting it.
Sent from my HTC Desire Z

gfree usage:
gfree [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--version] [-s|--secu_flag on|off]
-h | -? | --help: display this message
-v | --version: display program version
-s | --secu_flag on|off: turn secu_flag on or off
-c | --cid <CID>: set the CID to the 8-char long CID
-S | --sim_unlock: remove the SIMLOCK
-f | --free_all: same as --secu_flag off --sim_unlock --cid 11111111
i dont get this part of the wiki do i type this into the command prompt?

zbrah said:
gfree usage:
gfree [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--version] [-s|--secu_flag on|off]
-h | -? | --help: display this message
-v | --version: display program version
-s | --secu_flag on|off: turn secu_flag on or off
-c | --cid <CID>: set the CID to the 8-char long CID
-S | --sim_unlock: remove the SIMLOCK
-f | --free_all: same as --secu_flag off --sim_unlock --cid 11111111
i dont get this part of the wiki do i type this into the command prompt?
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NO.... these are the options you can run as part of the Gfree command, for example:
Code:
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree[COLOR="Red"] -f[/COLOR]
sync
If you ran the -f option it would free everything, meaning it would "Radio S-Off, Sim Unlock and it would SuperCID(CarrierID) your phone.
OR
Code:
su
cd /data/local
chmod 777 gfree
./gfree [COLOR="red"]-S[/COLOR]
sync
If you ran the -S option it would only unlock your SIM to use other carrier SIM cards.
And so on.....

Its all clearly there in the wiki...
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.

i now have S-Off but i am still have no network. I am using Airtel in India. Any ideas, I booted holding the volume down and it said i had S-off I becoming sort of frustrated now with the phone

zbrah said:
i now have S-Off but i am still have no network. I am using Airtel in India. Any ideas, I booted holding the volume down and it said i had S-off I becoming sort of frustrated now with the phone
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Did you run a full unlock so that you could use Airtels SIM?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

yea i did the unlock using the tmobile code that didnt work still no network. then i used visionary (unlockr method) to gain S-off. i achieved s-off but still have no network connection.

zbrah said:
yea i did the unlock using the tmobile code that didnt work still no network. then i used visionary (unlockr method) to gain S-off. i achieved s-off but still have no network connection.
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There were lots of reports of unlock codes causing the phone to not find networks. You need to follow the gfree method explained in the wiki. This will fix the no network issue (if it is the same as everyone else's anyway).

[Q] Cant Downgrade

Hi my name is Ronen.
I bought DHD and upgraded to 1.75 :\ and i wont to root.
My device branded (T-Mobile) then i tried to make a goldcard.
then when i enter to BootLoader the device stucks what can i do?
Android version:2.2.1
BAseband version:12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2
Kernal version:2.6.32.21_g1e30168
Build Number:1.75.111.2 CL301245 release-keys
Software number:1.75.111.2
Browser version:WebKit 3.1
Please help

please someone! my devices must custom rom

maybee a hard reset?

and what then? evey time i am enter the bootloader its stucks
(i need the bootloader to downgrade :\)

sounds like your gold card failed. Try with another micro sd card. Also make sure your using MMC2 and not MMC1 when you make it.

what do u mean MMC2?
when i am writing adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid
it wont work then i am writing
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid
or
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid
mmc1 not found
mmc0 CID incorup
mmc2 bootloader stuck
I must downgrade!
please help
skype?

plz help me

have you found a solution? i ve the same problem than you

Use the tool for creating the gold card and select mmc2 in the tool.
My link in sig will help you with everything.
Sent using witchcraft via XDA Developers App.

[Q] HTC Desire Z Rooting Problems

Hello together
First of all i searched to solve my problem already. But after spending several hours by searching and trying I thought i better ask the community.
Well my problem is, that I can't root my phone. I tried diffrent ways and there was always the same result. If I use Visionary+ r14 and press temp root now (usb debugging activatet) it loads for a while and then it hangs on a black screen. Seems to freez always.
If I try it with the terminal emulator and the manual found http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD here, it hangs in the terminal emulator. I don't know the reason but i couldn't find another possibility to root my device.
sorry for my bad english and thank you

Which version of the stock rom are you on? 1.34 or 1.72 or 1.85?? If its 1.72 you need to downgrade your version number to 1.34 in order to root using the Psneuter Method found Here. If its the new 1.85 update, im not sure if that version is rootable or if the psneuter method works on it also.

I've got the 1.72 version of the rom. Well this exactly is my next problem. I tried to downgrade using your method some time before. When i enter the bootloader and it checks the sdcard it just prints CID incorrect.
I know that I have to create a goldcard to make the downgrade possible. To create a goldcard I fallowed also different manuals.
here are two i've tried:
http://android.modaco.com/content/general-discussion/305672/creating-a-goldcard/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=572683
there are always the same steps. I tried different manuals and tools. But in the end i got always the same cid which looks something similar to this: 1501004d344732444503ad020c67ade0 then i need the reverse string and the hexeditor and overwrite the first sector of the sdcard. but no matter which method i try, in the end I get always CID incorrect.
anybody already had a similar problem?

nobody had a similar problem?

well solution found... in all the manuals there was written about the "adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid" command.
because this method didnt work for me i searched and found the solution to change the command to "adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid". With this command i got a CID.
The problem was that I didnt search further in this direction because I had a CID. with the command "adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid" everything worked and i got another CID.

im hving th same problem....im on 1.72 rom and get stuck at wrong cid part like u.. ive tried everything...no joy

You tried all the mmc methods?
with mmc1 i got no cid, with mmc0 i got the wrong cid and with mmc2 it worked.

I will try again tomoz ..actually im gona try everything again...and then wait foor my hair to grow back so i can pull it out again
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

[Q] How to unlock Desire HD 4G?

Well, as the title says, how do I unlock the Desire HD 4G, now that the aahk tool is not being used? I've searched and searched but I don't find anything.
Thanks in advance.

ghosts3v3n said:
Well, as the title says, how do I unlock the Desire HD 4G, now that the aahk tool is not being used? I've searched and searched but I don't find anything.
Thanks in advance.
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Did you search the Development forums? Easy Ace Root Tool.

bananagranola said:
Did you search the Development forums? Easy Ace Root Tool.
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I've read about it, but I see it only works for root. I've already rooted my phone and booted up a custom rom, I just don't find a way to unlock it and make it work with Simple Mobile.

ghosts3v3n said:
I've read about it, but I see it only works for root. I've already rooted my phone and booted up a custom rom, I just don't find a way to unlock it and make it work with Simple Mobile.
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So you're asking about SIM unlock, not bootloader unlock? AAHK's old website has a high-level manual guide for how to do everything AAHK used to do.

bananagranola said:
So you're asking about SIM unlock, not bootloader unlock? AAHK's old website has a high-level manual guide for how to do everything AAHK used to do.
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Well, I can't say i'm a pro at Android, but I ain't bad either. I took a read at that. I believe that manual is to SIM Unlock? Again, I read it but tbh, not everything is explained easily. It would help if someone would explain what is going on. (not what do I have to do.)

ghosts3v3n said:
Well, I can't say i'm a pro at Android, but I ain't bad either. I took a read at that. I believe that manual is to SIM Unlock? Again, I read it but tbh, not everything is explained easily. It would help if someone would explain what is going on. (not what do I have to do.)
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The manual is, top to bottom, what AAHK used to do. That includes SIM unlock. That also includes S-Off, recovery, and root. He gives a high-level explanation of each step. What kind of explanation are you looking for?

bananagranola said:
The manual is, top to bottom, what AAHK used to do. That includes SIM unlock. That also includes S-Off, recovery, and root. He gives a high-level explanation of each step. What kind of explanation are you looking for?
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Well, first of all, I assume these are the steps to Sim Unlock my phone?
High Level Steps (some detail deliberately NOT included)
htc dev unlock, install cwm recovery and root ONLY
dd the stock boot image to /data/local/tmp and pull it to your pc HD (/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 is boot)
adb shell dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 of=/data/local/tmp/boot.img
adb pull /data/local/tmp/boot.img
make a goldcard (for all CIDS not in android-info.txt in the firmware.zip to be flashed)
adb push goldcard /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 775 /data/local/tmp/goldcard
adb shell cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc2/mmc2:*/cid (returns sdcard cid)
adb shell /data/local/tmp/goldcard -c <sd card cid above> -o /data/local /tmp/goldcard.img
adb shell dd if=/data/local/tmp/goldcard.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk1 (this writes the goldcard.img to the sdcard. Mileage on used sdcards may vary)
push misc_version to the phone and use to lower the mainversion (need to lower the mainversion in order to flash the firmware downgrade)
adb push misc_version /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 775 /data/local/tmp/misc_version
adb shell /data/local/tmp/misc_version -s 1.11.111.1
relock the bootloader
flash firmware.zip with from the zip below (this firmware contains the original radio exploit used by gfree)
fastboot oem rebootRUU
fastboot flash zip firmware.zip
fastboot reboot-bootloader
unlock the bootloader again (use the same unlocktoken bin)
flash your stock boot.img to boot (this will get the current rom working again)
fastboot flash boot boot.img
flash recovery.img to recovery (from the zip below – this recovery has a kernel that works with the radio exploit)
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
boot to recovery (yes, the screen may well be blank, but adb should work fine)
adb push gfree /tmp/
adb shell chmod 775 /tmp/gfree
adb shell /tmp/gfree -f >> yeilds – s-off, supercid, sim-unlock
reboot to bootloader and check success.
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No, like I said, those are all the steps to do what AAHK used to do. That includes SIM unlock, as well as all those other things I mentioned previously.

bananagranola said:
No, like I said, those are all the steps to do what AAHK used to do. That includes SIM unlock, as well as all those other things I mentioned previously.
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Well okay, so, which of those are the steps to SIM Unlock the phone?

ghosts3v3n said:
Well okay, so, which of those are the steps to SIM Unlock the phone?
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Wait okay, I think I'm not being clear. I'm pretty sure that those instructions get your phone in a state where it can run the gfree exploit. It does this by unlocking, making a goldcard, and flashing an exploitable firmware. The gfree exploit does S-Off, SIM unlock, and superCID. I don't know what state your phone is in now, so you need to look at that to figure put what your next steps are.

hmm, gfree exploit? I haven't read about that. Care to send a link?
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ghosts3v3n said:
hmm, gfree exploit? I haven't read about that. Care to send a link?
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It's included in the instructions you quoted above.

oh, I think I get it. Ignoring the first steps (I already have CWM, and root), I should follow everything else and I should end up with S-OFF, Supercid (what's this?), and sim unlock?
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ghosts3v3n said:
oh, I think I get it. Ignoring the first steps (I already have CWM, and root), I should follow everything else and I should end up with S-OFF, Supercid (what's this?), and sim unlock?
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SuperCID: All RUUs will be compatible with your phone, every region. This is because the cid is what determines what country and carrier you phone is from, it also helps unbranding.
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