I've got CM 11 ROM installed. By virtue of the custom ROM is my phone unlocked or do I need to unlock it? If I still need to do something to unlock it, what is the easiest/cheapest route?
Thanks in advance!
Duh. No I'm not unlocked (Google Search) and I found this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962453
Just posting this for other newbies to unlocking.
jazee said:
I've got CM 11 ROM installed. By virtue of the custom ROM is my phone unlocked or do I need to unlock it? If I still need to do something to unlock it, what is the easiest/cheapest route?
Thanks in advance!
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Rooting + custom roms doesn't mean your phone is unlocked
and I do not know if you're actually unlocked unless you tell me, the obvious way is to try other network sim. ie. Tmobile
or *#7465625# if you're on Stock.
also there're 2 ways to unlock: Free or Paid
Free: IF and ONLY IF your bootloader is not 4.3 Bootloader, ie. MK5 or MJB
Paid: buy an unlock code and unlock (prices are varies)
If you have the 4.3 bootloader and you buy an unlock code, you should revert to a stock ROM, enter the code, and re-load your custom ROM.
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I've been trying to unlock my Rogers Arc's bootloader for a while now and it doesn't seem to be working. I've flashed WWE firmware that wasn't Rogers branded and I still can't get into fastboot mode. Is there any other way of unlocking the Rogers Arc's bootloader?
By definition, Rogers branded phones can't have unlocked bootloaders (as I posted in the other thread, blagus is trying to work around this)
Just want to add that SIM-unlocking your phone won't make a difference either. I thought doing so along with un-branding it would allow me to unlock the bootloader, but I was wrong.
DemonicHawk said:
Just want to add that SIM-unlocking your phone won't make a difference either. I thought doing so along with un-branding it would allow me to unlock the bootloader, but I was wrong.
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Wish it were true, but it's also bad logic.
SIM/network unlocking is independent of any software/firmware/bootloader.
The bootloader is loaded before any firmware/ROM (i.e. generic/debranded) meaning that altering anything on top of it wouldn't have an affect.
Right now, there's almost no reason to unlock the bootloader anyways. There are no custom ROMs available yet so the only reason would be to root 2.3.3 which can't be rooted with Gingerbreak.
Maybe this can help you? I haven't tried yet, but will do soon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115989
i have a play, its android 2.3.4, build 4.0.2.A.0.42, baseband 8x55A-AAABQMAZM-203028D-56, model r800a, rogers is original provider, not unlocked, currently rooted, and service menu says i cannot unlock bootloader,
i want to use cm rom, thats it, dont care about anything else, might want to try the ics leak, but i am not sure at all if i can or where to start,
i started with root, and thats as far as i can figure out...
any advice will be awesome
Well you'd better start off by unlocking your bootloader. Can't have CM otherwise
i was under impression that there is no free method to bootloader unlock a branded, sim locked to rogers r800a on 2.3.4
im already rooted with cwm recovery installed,
but not bootloader unlock
Not free, no, but that's the only way you'd get CM. Sorry
whats currently the cheapest paid method, as im on very tight budget right now
Well you can do a "test point" unlock by contacting Alejandrissimo. He helps people do the unlock remotely, but the program that's used needs 20 or 25 bucks (I forget which) for the unlock credit.
ive tried pm'ing him, but no reply, is there anyone else that can do it for cheap ?
Try Jinx13, hes active and does it for 15GBP or $24US.
Check his profile for his email.
I'm gonna bump this thread, I'm on the same firmware and baseband as the OP. I did contact the first guy mentioned and its 24 USD. Is it not possible to flash to generic firmware with Flashtool and then continue to unlock the bootloader ? I have Root and Sim Unlocked. Thanks
Did you look at Sony's bootloader unlocking method? If you do the service menu check and it says Bootloader Unlock: No, then you'll have to pay. Flashing to any firmware won't make unlocking methods any different.
Okay thanks.
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I'm gonna bump this thread, I'm on the same firmware and baseband as the OP. I did contact the first guy mentioned and its 24 USD. Is it not possible to flash to generic firmware with Flashtool and then continue to unlock the bootloader ? I have Root and Sim Unlocked. Thanks
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You can flash any firmware using flash tool. Download cwm from the market you will have more options. The only way to unlock the boot loader is to pay!!!
You could buy some Omnius credits and do the unlocking yourself without any remote assistance.
The price is probably around the same, maybe a bit less.
here's the site
That's what I used, but I got it for free during an Easter weekend promo.
I have unlocked my bootloader to root and install CWM. I have installed CM9 and now I want to give AOKP a go. Since installing CM9 I have relocked my bootloader, just for the sake of it. Can I install the AOKP via update.zip without needing to unlock the bootloader again, or do I necessarily have to have it unlocked?
There is a program in the market that lets you lock and unlock without even restarting the phone, so it's not about having to unlock it. It's just more of a proof of concept kind of question
Thanks
Aphis
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I have unlocked my bootloader to root and install CWM. I have installed CM9 and now I want to give AOKP a go. Since installing CM9 I have relocked my bootloader, just for the sake of it. Can I install the AOKP via update.zip without needing to unlock the bootloader again, or do I necessarily have to have it unlocked?
There is a program in the market that lets you lock and unlock without even restarting the phone, so it's not about having to unlock it. It's just more of a proof of concept kind of question
Thanks
Aphis
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Dont think you need to relock it as long as you have recovery already.. that would be the only reason to unlock it in the first place as far as im concerned. You should be fine.
I've got a locked r800at that is rooted and has CWM on it. Is it possible to flash a ROM with a stock kernel to this or is it absolutely necessary to get the bootloader unlocked?
Is it possible to unlock the bootloader myself using the SETool and whatever else needs to be done?
There are some Roms that dont need a custom kernel like Gin2jb, but teyre based on stock 2.3.4. For ICS/GB Roms youll need to unlock your bootloader, because they require a custom kernel to run.
as for unlocking the bootloader goes. is it possible to do oneself? i've read everywhere that people go to other sites and have them do it. i've downloaded the necessary software in case i go that route, but i've also seen that people have done it on their own (maybe?)
I have flashtool on my computer it has a option to unlock bootloader but my computer isnt hooked up to the internet you could try that.
sent from my r800x using darkforest Rom 3.0.5 on locked bootloader
I guess if you had the tools & the money to buy the credits to unlock it...you could. But if not you'll have to pay to get it unlocked( definitely worth it).
Edit: I realized I forgot that the (a) IS gsm.
R800x-unlocked/AOKP m6
Hello. I recently got my hands on a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SIII. The phone is network locked and I need to unlock it. I already rooted the phone.
However I have not been successful in unlocking the SIM. There is a method posted here on XDA which tells you to use the menu by dialing *#197328640#. However it won't work on the versions after Android 4.1
I was wondering if anyone can share with me where I can download the stock or a custom ROM with Android 4.1 so that I can use this method to unlock the SIM.
If you know of any other methods that don't require me to pay third parties please share them with me.
Thank you.
If the phone is running a stock 4.3 or newer bootloader, you cannot use the free method to unlock the phone.
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If the phone is running a stock 4.3 or newer bootloader, you cannot use the free method to unlock the phone.
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That's right. I was wondering if anyone could share with me a 4.1 bootloader because I wasn't successful in finding one.
You can't flash a 4.1 bootloader over a 4.3 or 4.4.2 bootloader. Trying will probably brick the phone.