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Recovery help

Hello everyone, I was recently able to purchase an Xperia play at an amazing price and love it. It is a Rogers sim locked phone so I am not able to open the bootloader and I have rooted the device by flashing UK R800i firmware followed by gingerbreak. Now all I need is recovery. I've read Bin4ry's thread on recovery but am confused on how to install it. Can anybody direct me to a thread with a working recovery or how to install Bin4rys? Thx in advance.

First you need a unlocked bootloader for CWM (ClockWorkMod - custom recovery) to work on your phone.
Second you can't install/flash Bin4ry's version, but only boot it. If you flash it you'll brick your phone (the play has no recovery partition afaik, it's part of the boot.img).
Doomlords kernel got it by deafult, but i don't know if that's compatible with your play model (my guess is you have an R800a).
So as your phone is sim locked i don't even think you can get into fastboot?
Bin4ry's bootable CWM should work on your phone if you can get it into fastboot and unlock your bootloader.
Regards Dousan...

Dousan said:
First you need a unlocked bootloader for CWM (ClockWorkMod - custom recovery) to work on your phone.
Second you can't install/flash Bin4ry's version, but only boot it. If you flash it you'll brick your phone (the play has no recovery partition afaik, it's part of the boot.img).
Doomlords kernel got it by deafult, but i don't know if that's compatible with your play model (my guess is you have an R800a).
So as your phone is sim locked i don't even think you can get into fastboot?
Bin4ry's bootable CWM should work on your phone if you can get it into fastboot and unlock your bootloader.
Regards Dousan...
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Thank you for clarifying things. Looks like I'm gonna have to get my phone sim unlocked because I'm not able to get into fastboot. Do you know of any trusted unlockers? Appreciate your time...thx again.

Aphex33 said:
Thank you for clarifying things. Looks like I'm gonna have to get my phone sim unlocked because I'm not able to get into fastboot. Do you know of any trusted unlockers? Appreciate your time...thx again.
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You're welcome
Check this thread out, it's gonna cost you some money, not sure howmuch but around 15$ afaik (well not to check it out, obvious, lol):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232050
Regards Dousan...

Dousan said:
You're welcome
Check this thread out, it's gonna cost you some money, not sure howmuch but around 15$ afaik (well not to check it out, obvious, lol):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232050
Regards Dousan...
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Rather than this method, can I use a internet service to unlock my sim....then unlock the bootloader using the SE website?

Aphex33 said:
Rather than this method, can I use a internet service to unlock my sim....then unlock the bootloader using the SE website?
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I take you have an R800a model since you live in Canada. I'm not sure if you can unlock your bootloader with the method on SE unlocking site. Further more i don't think it's enough to just sim unlock to get fastboot working, afaik it's not.
You could always pm @Alejandrissimo about it and ask him if his way is the only way for you to unlock your bootloader (I've only heard good stuff about him).
You could also pm @Blagus about the same issue as he does the same thing as @Alejandrissimo.
About the sim unlock through internet i can't advice on that since i just don't know.
Regards Dousan...

Dousan said:
I take you have an R800a model since you live in Canada. I'm not sure if you can unlock your bootloader with the method on SE unlocking site. Further more i don't think it's enough to just sim unlock to get fastboot working, afaik it's not.
You could always pm @Alejandrissimo about it and ask him if his way is the only way for you to unlock your bootloader (I've only heard good stuff about him).
You could also pm @Blagus about the same issue as he does the same thing as @Alejandrissimo.
About the sim unlock through internet i can't advice on that since i just don't know.
Regards Dousan...
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Yes my phone was originally a R800a until I rooted with the UK firmware method. I've pm'd Alejandissimo and will be getting it unlocked through him. Once again I appreciate you time and will see you around, cheers

You're welcome once again and glad you sorted it out. Will see you around
Regards Dousan...

[Q] can 12W19 be sim unlocked by ANY way?

is there ANY way that xperia arc s newer then 12w19 can be sim unlocked??
Purchasing code or..??
Can cellunlocker unlock it?

Atm no, I think.
Prince

If you're not locked to any carrier, I don't see any reason why not.
Have you tried the official Sony unlock method? Your other option is via the testpoint method.
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2

xtacy! said:
If you're not locked to any carrier, I don't see any reason why not.
Have you tried the official Sony unlock method? Your other option is via the testpoint method.
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2
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My bad, I didn't wrote sim locked..
It's carrier locked, and sim-lock is there for 24 months, the problem is I bought it in another country and in my country that carrier doesn't exist..
So the question is edited, can it be sim-unlocked (bootloader is irrelevant)

Then you'll need to use the Testpoint method. Contact Jinx13 or Alejandrissimo. They should be able to unlock it for you remotely for a small fee. Or use Omnius (again Paid).
And no, there's no free method to unlock your phone. But trust me, it's worth it.
Hope that helped. Cheers!

I already did contact jinx and he told me that if it's 12w14 or newer he can't unlock it :S
I'm not looking for a free method, I'm looking for a working method...
Off topic: Is it worth upgrading to ICS?

Damn, then you may be out of luck. Do ask around though.
And upgrading to ICS. Well, I have upgraded to the Generic Global World 4.0.4 and I must say I like it. My only issue is that my touchscreen isn't AS responsive as it was on GB.
There are others who couldn't/can't stand ICS and reverted back to GB after a few days with ICS. They felt that it lagged too much compared to GB etc etc.
To each his own. But I like ICS; that's just my opinion.
Cheers!

is there ANY other way?
is there anyone that has Emma and a working account and can remove the sim lock?
Also can these pay sites unlock it?

maybe fastgsm
I was looking for the exact same thing and found that fastgsm.com can unlock it with network codes.
It seems that we cannot currently unlock this phone model with our data cable method if the manufacturing date is later than 12W13, please contact [email protected] and ask for a refund. It would be possible to unlock this phone via Network codes, if there are unlock attempts left, for $59.99.
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Its a bit to expensive for me, so i haven't tried it. But if you do, please post back results.

Good day to everyone and sorry to revive this thread, but i didn't want to ask a question that's been asked before so while searching the forums for cellunlocker.net i found this thread.
Is there anybody out there who got their arc S(new security manufacturing date 12w26) unlocked by purchasing the code via IMEI method for 39,99$?

dont paid
reloadxero said:
Good day to everyone and sorry to revive this thread, but i didn't want to ask a question that's been asked before so while searching the forums for cellunlocker.net i found this thread.
Is there anybody out there who got their arc S(new security manufacturing date 12w26) unlocked by purchasing the code via IMEI method for 39,99$?
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I unlocking my phone by imei code and the bootloader is locked. I paid 45 usd :crying:

anybody solved this?
imauri1990 said:
I unlocking my phone by imei code and the bootloader is locked. I paid 45 usd :crying:
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Hi all!
Has anybody successfully bootloader unlocked the phone? I have lt18, with unlock allowed no, and 12w30 bootloader. I searched a lot, and i found that i can unlock by NCK code, then i can unlock bootloader with flashtool or SE method. Can anybody confirm this??

hi
assasss said:
is there ANY way that xperia arc s newer then 12w19 can be sim unlocked??
Purchasing code or..??
Can cellunlocker unlock it?
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i may try to unlock it... pm me or contact me on gtalk: [email protected]

mman1982 said:
Hi all!
Has anybody successfully bootloader unlocked the phone? I have lt18, with unlock allowed no, and 12w30 bootloader. I searched a lot, and i found that i can unlock by NCK code, then i can unlock bootloader with flashtool or SE method. Can anybody confirm this??
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There is no known solution for disabled fastboot cases yet (Bootloader unlock allowed: No), as phones manufactured after 12W11 have enchanced type of security, for which there is no exploit yet.

Someguyfromhell said:
There is no known solution for disabled fastboot cases yet (Bootloader unlock allowed: No), as phones manufactured after 12W11 have enchanced type of security, for which there is no exploit yet.
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Thanks, so NCK code will not even work?? My service menu says i have 5tries to sim unlock.So i enter the code,simlock removed,then i can unlock bootloader. Am i wrong??

hi
i can unlock it ... pm me

mman1982 said:
Thanks, so NCK code will not even work?? My service menu says i have 5tries to sim unlock.So i enter the code,simlock removed,then i can unlock bootloader. Am i wrong??
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It might remove the SIM-lock (I am not sure, which code you mean right now), but it will not enable fastboot and will not allow bootloader to be unlocked.
kks111 said:
i can unlock it ... pm me
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Would you at least bother mentioning your methods for this? Considering you haven't been around on this forum for long, I doubt any of your methods actually unlocks the bootloader.

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Someguyfromhell said:
It might remove the SIM-lock (I am not sure, which code you mean right now), but it will not enable fastboot and will not allow bootloader to be unlocked.
Hi,
Thanks, i see there: http://www.fastgsm.com/en/sonyerics...-unlock-codes/network-unlock/flashing-debrand
Unlock codes. I read a lot, and i figured out that Bootloader Unlock Allowed: No means that fastboot disabled due to simlock..so if there's no simlock on the phone, the no changes to YES, so can unlock simply..If unlock allowed YES, then everyone successfully unlocked the bootloader in this forums. Am i wrong somewhere?
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mman1982 said:
Hi,
Thanks, i see there: http://www.fastgsm.com/en/sonyerics...-unlock-codes/network-unlock/flashing-debrand
Unlock codes. I read a lot, and i figured out that Bootloader Unlock Allowed: No means that fastboot disabled due to simlock..so if there's no simlock on the phone, the no changes to YES, so can unlock simply..If unlock allowed YES, then everyone successfully unlocked the bootloader in this forums. Am i wrong somewhere?
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It does remove the SIM-lock, but fastboot is still disabled. Removing the SIM-lock does not activate fastboot nor does it change Bootloader Unlock Allowed to Yes.

Hi all,
See this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2737846

[Q] Not A Generic Bootloader Unlock Thread! - R800at

Recently got an R800at from ebay that was unlocked (first ever smartphone, woo). I was able to use my dad's sim card no problem, and dialing the number for the settings window showed no column stating whether the bootloader was allowed to be unlocked or not - according to some threads I've read, users who had unlocked Plays also had the same experience, leading me to believe my bootloader was indeed unlocked.
After following the Gin2Jellybean guide, I managed to brick my phone today (stuck on sony ericsson text), but restored via downloading a stock rom off the internet and installing via flashboot (the SUS and pc companion were having issues - they said no software was available or I had the most up to date software).
Now it seems I goofed up a second time; I was following the Gin2Jellybean guide again when I realized I was following the version for locked bootloaders! I was already on step 4 to install CWM when I realized this, but I decided to just try to install doomlord kernel v14 as per normal and hope that the doomlord root toolbox from the locked bootloder tutorial that I had used wouldn't conflict with anything.
Upon reading the directions for doomlord kernal v14, I decided to double check that my bootloader was still the same as yesterday (before I had bricked my phone). As it turns out, I now have a column for bootloader, and it says unlocking is not allowed. So what's the deal, was my phone's bootloader actually unlocked in the first place, and if so, why is it not unlocked now? According to this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720201), bootloader unlocking is permanent.
Here's the link to the guide I'm following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631144
Gonna go take the dog for a walk now and listen to some calm relaxing music... Hopefully I didn't screw myself over here.

So when you typed in that code, you got told that your bootloader can't be unlocked? If this is the case, you would have to pay to have it unlocked by someone such as Alejandrissimo. It may be that your bootloader was never able to be unlocked as i can't think of why that would change
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SIM unlock and bootloader unlock are two very different things, as you've probably found out by now; the r800at models can't be bootloader-unlocked with the free Sony method; you're going to have to pay someone, and it'll cost you at least $20. If you got one of the phones from the guy selling them for $105 on eBay, I'm pretty sure those are SIM-unlocked only.
If you don't want to pay extra, there's nothing wrong with keeping it locked; there're a few ROMs you won't be able to use, and you can't change your kernel, but for the most part you should have a good experience.

FEGuy said:
SIM unlock and bootloader unlock are two very different things, as you've probably found out by now; the r800at models can't be bootloader-unlocked with the free Sony method; you're going to have to pay someone, and it'll cost you at least $20. If you got one of the phones from the guy selling them for $105 on eBay, I'm pretty sure those are SIM-unlocked only.
If you don't want to pay extra, there's nothing wrong with keeping it locked; there're a few ROMs you won't be able to use, and you can't change your kernel, but for the most part you should have a good experience.
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Everything you said seems to be spot on. The only thing that doesn't add up is why there wasn't anything saying one way or the other whether my bootloader was unlocked yesterday, but now today there is.
And ya, I probably won't end up paying the $20; basically I just wanted to remove bloatware and have a nice looking interface. Besides the question about why there was nothing on my bootloader yesterday, can you say offhand whether my sim should still be unlocked? I don't have one nearby to test.

Go to the dialer and enter *#*#7378423#*#* and go to Service Info -> SIM lock. The bottom line should say SIM 0 if it's unlocked. As for why it wasn't showing the bootloader status, I don't know. I was having the same problem yesterday, on multiple ROMs, so perhaps it was added in some specific update.

Non-Unlockable bootloader + Fastboot?

Hey guys,
I know that some phones bootloader cant be unlocked. I checked mine and of course mine couldnt be unlocked.
My phone is locked to Vodafone and for the love of god I would like to use CM10 on my Xperia Arc S.
Two questions.
1. Is there no possible way to unlock my bootloader?
I mean Sony does officially support unlocked bootloaders. I requested a unlock key and they sent it to me. (I read about having to call your carrier and getting a code of them which can cost up to 50€ or so?)
2. (This is just to make sure that im not failing at a simple task) You can´t Fastboot with "non-unlockable" bootloader correct?
If anyone knows how to install CM10 on a locked bootloader or how to unlock the bootloader with out having to a pay a ridiculous 50€ I would really appreciate it.
I mean I simply can not understand why I should not be allowed/able to unlock my bootloader on MY phone. Its like as if I buy a house and im not allowed to unlock the front door...
Thanks!

Cheesus182 said:
1. Is there no possible way to unlock my bootloader?
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Yes, click the first link in my sig, which is a sticky in the general section which I wish People would visit instead of coming to Q&A to ask for answer that can be found in the stickys.

Thanks for the reply but I have read that post and I am a little unclear on something.
Primarily this:
There are three ways to Unlock yours, the Standard/Official method (For SimFree/Un-Branded Phones) which is explained HERE, (PLEASE NOTE! - You loose DRM when using the official method but not with the TestPoint) but if your Phone came from a Carrier then chances are (99%) you won't be able to use that method. There is a simple method of checking if you can or not which you'll find HERE.
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Do you mean that the 2 ways under that quote are for people with locked sims or do you mean its generally not possible?
Sorry for the stupid question but id rather be safe than sorry.

Unlocking bootloader has nothing to do with locked SIMs.
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Do you mean that the 2 ways under that quote are for people with locked sims or do you mean its generally not possible?
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You need to use the third method as the first two are for SIM-Free, unbranded Phones.

Hmm seems like the only way it could be unlocked is if I pay for it.
Thats lame.
Thanks anyway.

LT15i Locked bootloader help please

Hi all,
I have read many threads on this page, and developers pages, however, it seems quite difficult to unlock this O2 LT15i so I can install ICS.
I have tired and failed.
Is there anyone that might be able to spend a little time talking me through the steps to do so.
I just wish this phone was unlocked as if it was, it appears simpler.
PLEASE can anyone help, or suggest a step by step guide. (for novices like me) that really want the phone working well, but arent 100% clued up on all the softwares.
I understand the process of installing ICS to phones, as I have done so with my HTC HD2 (workked very well in under an hour). but this LT15i is something else!!!
Please help.
(sorry if this has been posted before, but I have honestly tried howevver, the guides I used have missing links, or trojans in the downloads
Kind regards
P

forgot to mention Bootloader unlock allowed says NO.
Whats my first step?
I follow all the other guides and they all have yes as the answer....

XperienceD said:
Bootloader & SIM Unlocking:
PLEASE NOTE: The ONLY WAY to Sim Unlock your Phone is to PAY for it, so do some Googling and read which services have been recommended in the past.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
If you're Phone was manufactured AFTER a certain date, 12W11 (look under your battery for a similar number) then the Testpoint method no longer works, and People who have had Phones returned from a Service Centre are reporting that they can no longer unlock via the Testpoint method either.
- Know Your Android Bootloader - What it is and Why it Matters
There are three ways to Unlock yours, the Standard/Official method (For SimFree/Un-Branded Phones) which is explained HERE, (PLEASE NOTE! - You loose DRM when using the official method but not with the TestPoint) but if your Phone came from a Carrier then chances are (99%) you won't be able to use that method. There is a simple method of checking if you can or not which you'll find HERE.
Standard Unlocking:
Then there is the TestPoint method...
TestPoint Unlocking:
Two members - Alejandrissimo or Jinx13 offer a Remote Service which isn't free, but cheaper than anywhere else on the net, and when you take in to account you will also SIM Unlock and retain DRM using the Remote method it's worth it.
References:
[Tutorial] Relock bootloader!
SE Bootloader Unlocking v1.6
[Tutorial] Unlock Bootloader.Test Point | For Newbs
[Tutorial] Xperia S/P/U/Sola Bootloader Unlocking & Relocking
[REF]Booting/Unlocking Xperia 2011 series: What's under the hood?
[Guide] Unlocking bootloader on operator branded phones via Omnius
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KurtStudent said:
Hi all,
I have read many threads on this page, and developers pages, however, it seems quite difficult to unlock this O2 LT15i so I can install ICS.
I have tired and failed.
Is there anyone that might be able to spend a little time talking me through the steps to do so.
I just wish this phone was unlocked as if it was, it appears simpler.
PLEASE can anyone help, or suggest a step by step guide. (for novices like me) that really want the phone working well, but arent 100% clued up on all the softwares.
I understand the process of installing ICS to phones, as I have done so with my HTC HD2 (workked very well in under an hour). but this LT15i is something else!!!
Please help.
(sorry if this has been posted before, but I have honestly tried howevver, the guides I used have missing links, or trojans in the downloads
Kind regards
P
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Hey buddy, you don't need to unlock your boot loader before you install a custom ROM or upgrade your phone to a custom firmware, all you need is to get rooted and download the ful ROM, then with the help of flashtool, your done. Am currently running a custom ROM (viper xperia) which is blazingly fast and lovely UI with my Lt15i locked bootloader.