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I'm sure this sounds crazy, but here's the short version... I purchased a second Galaxy Nexus on eBay and it just came in. I activated the phone and tested calls, wifi, speakers, etc. to verify it was all working. Afterwards I flashed the GA02 update + LTE modem update (provided by sextape) using Odin 3.04. When it rebooted after flashing, the "unlock" icon was there. So once it was done, I pulled battery, went into the bootloader and sure enough it's now saying my bootloader is unlocked. The first boot and all subsequent restarts while doing the manual activation, it was locked. I compared bootloader screens when I first took it out of the packaging with my original Galaxy Nexus (unlocked bootloader) and the new one said "locked".
Has anyone ever had this happen? Does the GA02 update + LTE update by Sextape automatically unlock your bootloader?
I'm mystified...
Considering that you usually need an unlocked bl to touch the radio, i'd bet that LTE modem update tool has something to do with it. Did you check that thread? I've stayed away from odin, but perhaps that had an option checked to unlock it?
bodh said:
Considering that you usually need an unlocked bl to touch the radio, i'd bet that LTE modem update tool has something to do with it. Did you check that thread? I've stayed away from odin, but perhaps that had an option checked to unlock it?
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I've searched it but didn't find anything related to the bootloader unlocking. I checked the contents of the LTE tar and it's just a radio.img. As far as I know the ODIN tool is just an interface to flash the images. The same would be accomplished using fastboot flash (partition) (image). Maybe it's something inside the recovery.img sextape modified.
You mentioned odin, if you haven have a unlocked bootloader, odin does it for you......................
You need to do more research before committing..................
Mach3.2 said:
You mentioned odin, if you haven have a unlocked bootloader, odin does it for you......................
You need to do more research before committing..................
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I'm afraid I didn't understand most of what you said nor am I sure to whom you said it to. If to me, I have flashed using ODIN in the past and it did not unlock the boot loader. This was posted only out of curiosity and I'm just chalking it up to a modification in one of the images (boot loader maybe?)
I think Mach was talking to you.. My point is that i believe the bootloader must be unlocked to even touch the radio, as part of a security measure. I do not believe you could fastboot flash anything at all without first having the bl unlocked. Then again, you say you've used odin before to flash without an unlocked bl, and i know almost nothing about odin.
bodh said:
I think Mach was talking to you.. My point is that i believe the bootloader must be unlocked to even touch the radio, as part of a security measure. I do not believe you could fastboot flash anything at all without first having the bl unlocked. Then again, you say you've used odin before to flash without an unlocked bl, and i know almost nothing about odin.
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You've got a point there. I switch between phones often (mostly HTC in the past) so I think I'm slightly mixed up on the different methods setup for the different handsets. Thanks for pointing it that out.
thefsfempire said:
I'm afraid I didn't understand most of what you said nor am I sure to whom you said it to. If to me, I have flashed using ODIN in the past and it did not unlock the boot loader. This was posted only out of curiosity and I'm just chalking it up to a modification in one of the images (boot loader maybe?)
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Yup referring to you.
Haven use odin before, but i remember someone said if you have a locked bootloader, flashing using odin will unlock the bootloader.
Don't know why odin did not unlock your bootloader in the past when you used it, without a unlocked bootloader, you can't flash anything.
I'm just wondering if someone who knows their bootloader is locked (presumably all of you in this part of the forum) could post a clear picture or just the full text from their download mode. I am just interested to see if there are any differences between it and mine, and specifically if any of those potential differences are the signs of a locked bootloader. In all of the searching I have done, I have not been able to find a way of determining the bootloader status.
Thanks in advance.
Mine in download mode says secure boot enabled which I think means locked bootloader, while unlocked would say secure boot disabled.
Thanks for the reply. I thought that was the case until I came across a video on YouTube where the guy goes into download mode to root his Note 4, and it shows the same thing, secureboot enabled, but he is able to root it without any problems. But i figure there must be something that tells you the bootloader status. So any chance you could post your whole download mode text?
Well I found this thread where someone has already posted their download mode screen, and it's exactly the same as mine apart from the model number. So no clues there.
Any other suggestions/things you've noticed on your phones that may suggest the bootloader is locked?
I've been searching too. Have seen plenty of sites explaining root process with download screens displaying secure boot enabled. So bootloader status must be somewhere else. A secret keypad code that doesn't require root already might help. Otherwise it might be a matter if getting an answer from Telstra themselves.
Regards
QuizJS said:
I've been searching too. Have seen plenty of sites explaining root process with download screens displaying secure boot enabled. So bootloader status must be somewhere else. A secret keypad code that doesn't require root already might help. Otherwise it might be a matter if getting an answer from Telstra themselves.
Regards
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I did think of dial codes, but I couldn't find many that worked on this phone, and those that did didn't show any information related to the bootloader.
I contacted Telstra this afternoon, but they said that I had to ask Samsung. So I sent an email to Samsung, and I'll let you know if/when I get a reply.
Secureboot Enabled indicated the locked boot loader. You do not need to unlock the bootloader to root. The Note 3 has root with a locked bl.
raduque said:
Secureboot Enabled indicated the locked boot loader. You do not need to unlock the bootloader to root.
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Have you got a weblink that confirms 'secureboot enabled' = locked bootloader please?
You're the first poster I have seen that says the root process doesn't require an unlocked bootloader. What are you basing that on please?
regards
S4 also had a locked bootloader with root.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A
What about the S5?
Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4!
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Have you got a weblink that confirms 'secureboot enabled' = locked bootloader please?
You're the first poster I have seen that says the root process doesn't require an unlocked bootloader. What are you basing that on please?
regards
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Personal experience, on both counts. Secureboot Enabled has meant a locked bootloader for years across several devices. I have also rooted an S4 Active, S5, S5 Active and Note 3 all with locked bootloaders.
I don't have links, and I'm not going to do your research for you. The information is there if you search for it.
raduque said:
Personal experience, on both counts. Secureboot Enabled has meant a locked bootloader for years across several devices. I have also rooted an S4 Active, S5, S5 Active and Note 3 all with locked bootloaders.
I don't have links, and I'm not going to do your research for you. The information is there if you search for it.
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Please stop posting misleading information. The Note 4 is not an S4 Active, S5, S5 Active or a Note 3. We have done our research, and it contradicts what you are saying. You don't have to go very far - everyone on the forum is saying that the Note 4 cannot be rooted with a locked bootloader (at least so far). I don't even know how you found my thread without seeing all the others that say the Note 4 with locked bootloader can't be rooted. And if that is the case, then Secureboot: Enabled does not mean that the bootloader is locked, because we are seeing people root Note 4s that say that.
I can't believe this! Here is a video of a rootable (international version) Note 4 showing how to get into download mode:
http://youtu.be/p-zvwUS6as4
Which shows at timestamp 1:11 a secureboot enabled.
lawalty said:
I can't believe this! Here is a video of a rootable (international version) Note 4 showing how to get into download mode:
http://youtu.be/p-zvwUS6as4
Which shows at timestamp 1:11 a secureboot enabled.
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Sorry, not sure what you're trying to show/prove with that video. I did learn how to get out of download mode without pulling the battery though...
benanna88 said:
Sorry, not sure what you're trying to show/prove with that video. I did learn how to get out of download mode without pulling the battery though...
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My intention of showing this video is not "how" to get into download mode, but it is to show the device that has "secureboot enabled" which is an international version that can obtain root.
Yes, yes, yes, the video does show how to get into download mode, however for the sake of the conversation, I wanted to show what the screen reads at timestamp 1:11
lawalty said:
My intention of showing this video is not "how" to get into download mode, but it is to show the device that has "secureboot enabled" which is an international version that can obtain root.
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Oh, yes I see. Being an international version, it wouldn't have a locked bootloader, but it still shows that message in download mode about secureboot enabled. Thanks for posting.
Hi there,
My beloved Note 2 all of a sudden got into loop mode and after that it started to just show the green man with Downloading showing under it but I hope it is not bricked as it is still in very good overall conditions.
I've never rooted it or put it in developers mode so I guess that's why I cannot get the recovery mode.
I tried using Kies for recovery but it fails.
I've downloaded Odin but can only find images from carriers and mine was factory unlocked from UK.
I've found the temporary file that Kies downloads and puts in zip format but this must be encrypted or password protected as I cannot un-zip it to see if it is in the same format as images from the links provided here.
I will miss it if I cannot bring it back from the brink of the dustbin.
I guess that I can only use odin with the device in developers mode as it does not seem to respond to odin either.
Any tips on what else I should try short of making it into an expensive paperweight?
Update:
Odin mode says:
Product name: GT-N7100
Current binary: Samsung Official
System status: Official
Knox warranty void: 0
AP SWRev: A2
Best wishes,
Wovens
The n7100 was purchased in an unlocked state or from a carrier and then unlocked?
Once network unlocked, the phone should remain unlocked after flashing a stock rom.
my friend rooted his device but stupidly turned off OEM and now his device won't turn on
I tried looking for an international firmware and flashed it on Odin but it got stuck at recovery.img, been like that for an hour,
Is it because OEM is locked? (so is FRP by the way)
Do I have to enable a setting from Odin?
he has an S9+ G965F dual SIM, he bought it from Spain but says its an international model, he doesn't seem to find the country code anywhere on the box
I need help and everything is appreciated, the sooner the better, thanks!
Check in download mode which version Bootloader the phone is running (B:1 or B:2) and match it with the firmware you are flashing, you cannot downgrade the Bootloader
G960FXXU2BRGA <<< Version 2 BL
Fixed!
*Detection* said:
Check in download mode which version Bootloader the phone is running (B:1 or B:2) and match it with the firmware you are flashing, you cannot downgrade the Bootloader
G960FXXU2BRGA <<< Version 2 BL
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He managed to fix it himself, I was using Odin with TeamViewer from my computer to his laptop, and I think that messed with something as he repeated the exact same steps after I disconnected and worked flawlessly
Thanks everyone that helped and the community offering help!
Hello,
I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 4 I'd like to unlock. I called sprint and got the unlocking code. I was to wait 72 hours for the phone to be fully unlocked. Then, I needed to swap my sprint SIM with a different network SIM, and the phone would prompt me to enter the code, and that would be it. Unfortunately, I received an email with the following message:
Letting you know your CPO SAM N910 WHT SNGL on line XXXXXXXXXX cannot be
unlocked due to programming restrictions associated with phones like
yours that were manufactured before February, 2015. You can try
providing your master subsidy lock (MSL) code XXXXXX to your new
carrier to find out if it will work on their network.
Keep in mind we can't guarantee your older phone will operate correctly
on another carrier's network. Each wireless provider determines whether
or not they will utilize the MSL code to reprogram a phone for use on
their network.
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I put a different SIM in my phone, boot it up, and I get an invalid SIM error, but the phone does not prompt me to enter a code.
I have read and seen multiple Note 4, including the Sprint variant, being unlocked. Does anyone know what I need to do to unlock it?
Thanks
Aloupha said:
Hello,
I have a Sprint Galaxy Note 4 I'd like to unlock. I called sprint and got the unlocking code. I was to wait 72 hours for the phone to be fully unlocked. Then, I needed to swap my sprint SIM with a different network SIM, and the phone would prompt me to enter the code, and that would be it. Unfortunately, I received an email with the following message:
I put a different SIM in my phone, boot it up, and I get an invalid SIM error, but the phone does not prompt me to enter a code.
I have read and seen multiple Note 4, including the Sprint variant, being unlocked. Does anyone know what I need to do to unlock it?
Thanks
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Use this tool to permanently unlock your device.
Download link for tool is in video description.
Screw the carrier
By this tool you can unlock all Samsung sprint devices.
https://youtu.be/tkrI7PTaZqA
Tool is free but watch carefully and follow instructions exactly as shown in video.
Let me know if it worked for you.
Trex888 said:
Use this tool to permanently unlock your device.
Download link for tool is in video description.
Screw the carrier
By this tool you can unlock all Samsung sprint devices.
https://youtu.be/tkrI7PTaZqA
Tool is free but watch carefully and follow instructions exactly as shown in video.
Let me know if it worked for you.
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Thanks - it's kind of hard to follow the instructions. It's unclear what he is doing.
It would appears that you first place the phone in download mode. In his instruction, he attempted to do that, but the phone rebooted. Is this a necessary step? Then he put the phone in recovery mode. But after that, he doesn't show you want happens. He simply moves on to unlocking a different phone. Is simply putting the phone in recovery mode unlock it? I doubt it... do I click on the Unlock button while in download mode to unlock it? It's not clear
Aloupha said:
Thanks - it's kind of hard to follow the instructions. It's unclear what he is doing.
It would appears that you first place the phone in download mode. In his instruction, he attempted to do that, but the phone rebooted. Is this a necessary step? Then he put the phone in recovery mode. But after that, he doesn't show you want happens. He simply moves on to unlocking a different phone. Is simply putting the phone in recovery mode unlock it? I doubt it... do I click on the Unlock button while in download mode to unlock it? It's not clear
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Follow these steps exactly
Before you begin you must have samsung usb drivers installed in your windows pc.
1 download cdma yemen tool that i mentioned in my earlier replies.
2 put your phone in adb mode by dialing ##3424# and choose adb+dm (very important)
3 reboot device
4 open tool and connect your device via usb cable (WATCH OUT CAREFULLY FOR ANY POP UP WINDOW ON YOUR PHONE YOU MUST ALLOW PERMISSION TO CONNECT DEVICE WITH TOOL.
5 inside tool click on port/adb and select your device.
6 choose your correct model N910P of you have Note 4 sprint.
6 click UNLOCK TAB in tool and wait until your device will reboot automatically.
thats it.
After reboot hopefully you have permanently unlocked device.
If your device successfully unlocked then dial ##3424# and select mtp+adb back to normal.
The guy is showing in video all the stuff that this tool can do so dont go to download mode or recovery or anything because that's for removing frp lock and other stuff.
Let me know if it worked for you.
By the way if you are on latest QI5 firmware i am not 100% sure this tool will work because QI5 has latest bootloader/modem and it's not easy to unlock.
If this tool did not work for you let me know i have workaround.
Good luck
Trex888 said:
Follow these steps exactly
Before you begin you must have samsung usb drivers installed in your windows pc.
1 download cdma yemen tool that i mentioned in my earlier replies.
2 put your phone in adb mode by dialing ##3424# and choose adb+dm (very important)
3 reboot device
4 open tool and connect your device via usb cable (WATCH OUT CAREFULLY FOR ANY POP UP WINDOW ON YOUR PHONE YOU MUST ALLOW PERMISSION TO CONNECT DEVICE WITH TOOL.
5 inside tool click on port/adb and select your device.
6 choose your correct model N910P of you have Note 4 sprint.
6 click UNLOCK TAB in tool and wait until your device will reboot automatically.
thats it.
After reboot hopefully you have permanently unlocked device.
If your device successfully unlocked then dial ##3424# and select mtp+adb back to normal.
The guy is showing in video all the stuff that this tool can do so dont go to download mode or recovery or anything because that's for removing frp lock and other stuff.
Let me know if it worked for you.
By the way if you are on latest QI5 firmware i am not 100% sure this tool will work because QI5 has latest bootloader/modem and it's not easy to unlock.
If this tool did not work for you let me know i have workaround.
Good luck
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I am on QI5, and I didn't see a adb+dm option. I did see a DM + MODEM + ADM option under QUALCOMM USB SETTING (see attached screenshot), so I selected that.
The tool says Unlock Done With out Root... but it doesn't appear that the phone was indeed unlocked.
What's the workaround you have?
Aloupha said:
I am on QI5, and I didn't see a adb+dm option. I did see a DM + MODEM + ADM option under QUALCOMM USB SETTING (see attached screenshot), so I selected that.
The tool says Unlock Done With out Root... but it doesn't appear that the phone was indeed unlocked.
What's the workaround you have?
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Yes DM+MODEM+ADM i was meaning.
The workaround i have is you have to flash Twrp RECOVERY and have to flash "ENG ROM" DONT FLASH ENG BOOTLOADER OR BASEBAND YOU WILL END UP UNKNOWN BASEBAND AND NULL IMEI.
Flash the rom from twrp and Also you have to flash supersu.zip to get full root with eng rom.
after that you have to use tool "Z3X SAMSUNG TOOLS PRO v27 or higher"
I cant share links here on xda for z3x because its heavily paid tool but if you search on youtube "z3x pro cracked" you will get 100s of videos with links to download.
HERE IS THE LINK FOR ENG ROM BY @freeza thanks to him.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...leakmm-sm-n910p-touchwiz-marshmallow-t3327350
After flashing eng rom the rom will take 35 minutes to boot so be patient and wait and also make sure battery is fully charged.
After that enable DM+MODEM+ADM as i mentioned earlier and you can unlock from z3x domestic use for american sim or unlock for international sim use.
Once phone is unlocked you must have to flash QI5 stock firmware via odin and do factory reset from stock recovery and dont worry the unlocking will stick permanently.
I personally did this method on QI5 ON my own device and it worked just fine.
I REPEAT DO NOT FLASH ENG BOOTLOADER OR MODEM OTHERWISE YOU WILL SCREW YOUR DEVICE COMPLETELY.
Cant explain more you got the idea i guess...
Good luck.
Trex888 said:
Yes DM+MODEM+ADM i was meaning.
The workaround i have is you have to flash Twrp RECOVERY and have to flash "ENG ROM" DONT FLASH ENG BOOTLOADER OR BASEBAND YOU WILL END UP UNKNOWN BASEBAND AND NULL IMEI.
Flash the rom from twrp and Also you have to flash supersu.zip to get full root with eng rom.
after that you have to use tool "Z3X SAMSUNG TOOLS PRO v27 or higher"
I cant share links here on xda for z3x because its heavily paid tool but if you search on youtube "z3x pro cracked" you will get 100s of videos with links to download.
HERE IS THE LINK FOR ENG ROM BY @freeza thanks to him.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...leakmm-sm-n910p-touchwiz-marshmallow-t3327350
After flashing eng rom the rom will take 35 minutes to boot so be patient and wait and also make sure battery is fully charged.
After that enable DM+MODEM+ADM as i mentioned earlier and you can unlock from z3x domestic use for american sim or unlock for international sim use.
Once phone is unlocked you must have to flash QI5 stock firmware via odin and do factory reset from stock recovery and dont worry the unlocking will stick permanently.
I personally did this method on QI5 ON my own device and it worked just fine.
I REPEAT DO NOT FLASH ENG BOOTLOADER OR MODEM OTHERWISE YOU WILL SCREW YOUR DEVICE COMPLETELY.
Cant explain more you got the idea i guess...
Good luck.
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The URL for the ROM is dead. Do you by any chance have alternate URL?
Aloupha said:
The URL for the ROM is dead. Do you by any chance have alternate URL?
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Here
https://mega.nz/#!vQ9VDJIS!Gv85h3Y3K44ym9BlRvNvJEfkiXHfO__AbJHElZycUnY
Btw try first the cdma yemen tool to.unlock with this rom with root. Maybe it can work.
It appears that I am not able to install TWRP... I install it via Odin from AP, and the install is successful. But when I try to boot into recovery, I get the stock recovery....
I tried TWRP 3.1.1 and 3.2.3... same thing. What am I not doing?
Aloupha said:
It appears that I am not able to install TWRP... I install it via Odin from AP, and the install is successful. But when I try to boot into recovery, I get the stock recovery....
I tried TWRP 3.1.1 and 3.2.3... same thing. What am I not doing?
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Open odin and uncheck auto reboot in odin options
Choose AP and flash twrp
After Odin shows pass remove battery
Insert battery and Boot straight into twrp by volume up+home+ power
If your phone reboots after flashing twrp the system overwrites the stock recovery over twrp thats why you are losing twrp so do not reboot system after flashing twrp.
Once you booted into twrp then if will stick permanently and stock recovery will never show up.
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Thanks! It took a while with multiple flashes, but I think it is fully unlocked now. I am able to put a Verizon SIM card in it and get no sim card error message.
Aloupha said:
Thanks! It took a while with multiple flashes, but I think it is fully unlocked now. I am able to put a Verizon SIM card in it and get no sim card error message.
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Put sim card in phone then
Try dial ##72786# and press yes
Phone should reboot then you should get reception and.no sim massage won't show up.
Usure if anyone still using this. But I just got my phone unlocc using it on crikket/att. Unsure why you got a 7 wait but I was able to make phones and use internet immediately after I unlocc the phone. The only problem I'm facing is being able to use 4g o the phone.
Zaiaku said:
Usure if anyone still using this. But I just got my phone unlocc using it on crikket/att. Unsure why you got a 7 wait but I was able to make phones and use internet immediately after I unlocc the phone. The only problem I'm facing is being able to use 4g o the phone.
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You won't get 4g/lte because n910p sprint note 4 is CDMA model and you need GSM model for 4g on at&t/cricket.