i'm due an upgrade and thinking of getting this phone. i live in the UK so will be GSM version
will i need to unlock the bootloader if i want to root it / install custom ROM?
i am under the impression that this phone comes unlocked anyway - ie free of bloatware
help?
Look in the development section of the forum. Qhat you need to unlock/root was posted there.
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Hi guys,
I've unlocked the carrier of my Galaxy Nexus, now i don't know if my phone will be again carrier locked if i unlock bootloader root and install custom roms... Or pass from yajkuxw to yajku ( to get official updates from google)??
Thanks in advanced!!!
Shouldn't be - simm lock / unlock is independent of the phone OS.
If it does re lock it just use the same code and you'll be fine.
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Ok thanks
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Hi all,
My GN ( From Virgin ) was unlock , ITL41f. Do i still need to unlock the bootloader b4 i can rooting my device???
Thx for help
says888says said:
Hi all,
My GN ( From Virgin ) was unlock , ITL41f. Do i still need to unlock the bootloader b4 i can rooting my device???
Thx for help
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What do you mean by unlock? the phone came unlocked?
E.G. when you turn on the device, where it says "Google" is there a unlocked lock present? if there is... then no, you need to flash Clockwork Recovery (ROM manager via market or download img and fastboot flash it)
If it was already unlocked then you wouldn't have too but your going to be in ADB anyways mine as well run the unlock command to make sure. If you need any help please ask
Thanks for the quick reply.
Yes when power on . The google logo is on the screen. ( beside the sales ref told this phone was unlocked )
says888says said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
Yes when power on . The google logo is on the screen. ( beside the sales ref told this phone was unlocked )
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The Google logo is always there. What you're looking for is a lock icon near the bottom on the Google screen. If you're bootloader is locked the lock icon will not be present
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The op probably mistakenly thought unlocked phone via network. I would just day goto the stickied post and do all of the steps as I have no idea why someone would be selling a phone that came used and void the warranty without a customers content.
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I bought my Galaxy Nexus at a VZW Premium Retailer a few days ago. I noticed right away that in the settings it was listed as an "Engineering" model. I have the white unlocked icon on bootup, and in the fastboot menu I have
PRODUCT NAME - tuna
VARIANT -toro
HW VERSION - 9
BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMEKK15
BROADBAND VERSION - 115. EK02 CDMA - 1515.EK05
CARRIER INFO - NONE
SIGNING -engineering
LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED
Does this change anything in the way it will be supported? Will it get updates sooner? Later? Not at all?
Also, if I were to go about rooting the phone, do I just skip the part in the guides that talks about unlocking it, or is there another procedure that I have to follow?
I wanna say mine said locked when I bought mine. Not to sure. Let some more members ring in before tinkering with it.
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This is a good thing for you...factory unlocked phone....
Factory unlocked is no different to one you've unlocked yourself
EddyOS said:
Factory unlocked is no different to one you've unlocked yourself
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I figured that much, just wanted to make sure.
What I want to effing know is how the fk did you get a factory unlocked phone in the first place.? Are they selling used phones as new back to the people
karn_evil said:
I bought my Galaxy Nexus at a VZW Premium Retailer a few days ago. I noticed right away that in the settings it was listed as an "Engineering" model. I have the white unlocked icon on bootup, and in the fastboot menu I have
PRODUCT NAME - tuna
VARIANT -toro
HW VERSION - 9
BOOTLOADER VERSION - PRIMEKK15
BROADBAND VERSION - 115. EK02 CDMA - 1515.EK05
CARRIER INFO - NONE
SIGNING -engineering
LOCK STATE - UNLOCKED
Does this change anything in the way it will be supported? Will it get updates sooner? Later? Not at all?
Also, if I were to go about rooting the phone, do I just skip the part in the guides that talks about unlocking it, or is there another procedure that I have to follow?
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Dump bootloader
Engineer types aren't common xD
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marcogiudice said:
What I want to effing know is how the fk did you get a factory unlocked phone in the first place.? Are they selling used phones as new back to the people
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That was my first thought... that he got a used phone...
but then I saw "SIGNING -engineering"
The first customer in the world to have a Galaxy Nexus was famously sold a developer version with missing Google Apps.
It happens.
netchip said:
Dump bootloader
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And how do you do that?
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You'd probably find more help on an irc channel than here. At least a faster response.
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J.Max said:
This is a good thing for you...factory unlocked phone....
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can you guys in the US buy factory unlocked phones or are all tied to some provider or another?
We have to buy import GSM versions if we want carrier unlocked.
I have one too. Bought it on release day, but was on hold at the Verizon store days before release
It came in a white box with new graphics on it. Just a plain white box.
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They all come in plain white boxes.
Hardware rev 9 is the same as the release VZW Gnex, so it should make no difference that it's an engineering model. It should run either release or dev key builds without issue. Some of the earlier hardware revisions can't run stock builds.
It is possible that you could get dev builds pushed to your device from Google, but that depends on whether the IMEI is registered to Google as a test device and where it is in the queue to receive updates.
You could try *#*#CHECKIN#*#* from the dialer to check in with Google servers.
Nice. Get us that engineer boot loader stat!!!!! Custom rooms and recovery without unlocking the bootloader
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Hardware rev 9 is the same as the release VZW Gnex, so it should make no difference that it's an engineering model. It should run either release or dev key builds without issue. Some of the earlier hardware revisions can't run stock builds.
It is possible that you could get dev builds pushed to your device from Google, but that depends on whether the IMEI is registered to Google as a test device and where it is in the queue to receive updates.
You could try *#*#CHECKIN#*#* from the dialer to check in with Google servers.
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What's the checkin do?
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I don't see why people are that excited about the bootloader...
On a phone that doesnt allow you to unlock the bootloader, a bootloader that will allow unsigned ROMs is amazing.
Considering it's easier / just as easy to unlock the bootloader as it would be to install another bootloader, I'm thinking this isn't that big of a deal to dump.
Royal2000H said:
I don't see why people are that excited about the bootloader...
On a phone that doesnt allow you to unlock the bootloader, a bootloader that will allow unsigned ROMs is amazing.
Considering it's easier / just as easy to unlock the bootloader as it would be to install another bootloader, I'm thinking this isn't that big of a deal to dump.
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Although I have limited experience with Samsung (as the GN is my first Samsung device), I can tell you, for certain, that on HTC devices, having an engineering bootloader gives you access to a multitude of additional commands, which are accessed by adding "oem" after "fastboot". For a list of the commands (on HTC devices with an engineering bootloader flashed), you type fastboot oem ? and you will see the list. Here is the list on the Nexus One.
The issue that we had with the Nexus One was trying to get the dumped engineering bootloader to flash on a device with a shipping bootloader. The shipping bootloader would not allow an engineering bootloader to overwrite it, but xda member dla5244 created an exploit to allow flashing, and we managed to do it. See here. If the same issue arises with Samsung devices, maybe it could be packaged to be flashed with odin. Who knows. But it would be nice to have a dump so that people can mess around with it.
Hello all,
I just got my new Galaxy Nexus and i want to root my phone.
I saw the CF-Root v5.1 and wanted to try it.
But now would like to know 2 things.
1. How can i see if my phone is OEM Unlocked
and
2. Do i need the GSM or the LTE version.
i guess it has to do with my provider so
my provider:KPN
country: the Netherlands
I just configured my whole phone and don't really like to reinstall it again
Thanks in advance,
ReDNaX
red123nax said:
Hello all,
I just got my new Galaxy Nexus and i want to root my phone.
I saw the CF-Root v5.1 and wanted to try it.
But now would like to know 2 things.
1. How can i see if my phone is OEM Unlocked
and
2. Do i need the GSM or the LTE version.
i guess it has to do with my provider so
my provider:KPN
country: the Netherlands
I just configured my whole phone and don't really like to reinstall it again
Thanks in advance,
ReDNaX
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1. If the bootloader is unlocked there will be a picture of an open lock under the Google logo when you boot up. But, if you didn't unlock it in fastboot, it will be locked. Rooting doesn't unlock it.
2. GSM
Be aware that unlocking your boot loader will completely wipe your phones memory. Your current setup will be lost
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Tanks everyone.
I sorted it all out and now got it up and running
First i had a little problem with the drivers, but i found and installed the bare naked drivers beta 0.5 (somewhere on xda) and it worked!
THANKYOUU!!!!