I've been digging deep trying to find a way to get the latest Cyanogenmod rom on my phone. The only problem is i have a bootloader thats locked. Is there anyway to install it with safestrap? (As thats the only way to get past the locked bootloader) or anyway to unlock the bootloader, or downgrade to 4.0?
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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
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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 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.
Everytime i try to unlock the bootloader it says the bootloader is already unlocked but its not
I looked everywhere but i cant find the solution so i came here in hope someone can help me.
If it says that it is unlocked then it actually is. All that you get from unlocking the bootloader is the ability to flash custom kernels. UB itself gives you nothing apart from the ability to flash custom kernels.
thanks for the reply but i was flashing the kernel wrong now its working
I've done a ton of searching for methods to unlock the I747m Canadian variant of the S3 and always get confused because I'm a not too tech savvy newb. Does anyone who cares to read this know if there's a method of downgrading the s3 to 4.1 ? I remember an ambiguous thread on how you can use mobile Odin to downgrade everything but the boot loader but I have no idea how that works or where I even found that thread. Can anyone point me in the right direction, if there is one?
Once updated to 4 3 you cannot downgrade or unlock for free
In order to use the free unlock method on an i747 or i747m, you need to be running a completely stock Samsung 4.1.1 ROM, including the 4.1.1 bootloader, to ensure that the phone actually gets unlocked.
If you have the 4.3 or higher bootloader, you cannot downgrade the bootloader. Attempts to downgrade the 4.3 bootloader to an earlier will probably brick your phone. Since you cannot downgrade the 4.3 bootloader, you cannot use the free method to unlock your phone.
Yes, you can use mobile Odin to downgrade the i747 and i747m Samsung ROM to 4.1.1 from 4.3 but your phone will still have the 4.3 bootloader which cannot be downgraded.
To sum things up: if you have the 4.3 or newer bootloader, you will need to buy an unlock code.
Hi folks,
I have a Canadian Rogers locked HTC One M8 phone and I recently upgraded it to Lineage OS 7.1 and it has become dog slow. I am regretting why I unlocked the phone in the first place. I can confirm that the phone has S-ON right now and is rooted. I have tried all the older threads that talk about how to unlock a specific Rogers HTC One M8 but there are way too many problems:
1. Firewater no longer available and Sunshine does not work for me.
2. Older links to download Rogers specific archives/files/packages/ROM do not work
I am desperate and your assistance in getting back to Stock ROM and get wireless updates is greatly appreciated.
What kind of "unlock" are you trying to do? SIM unlock? Since you talk about already unlocking it (assume you mean unlock the bootloader) but then say you are trying to unlock it.
Sunshine s-off requires a stock (or close to stock) Sense ROM. Did you make a backup of the stock ROM before flashing Lineage (which you should always do, before flashing a custom ROM).
Also, sunshine requires root.
redpoint73 said:
What kind of "unlock" are you trying to do? SIM unlock? Since you talk about already unlocking it (assume you mean unlock the bootloader) but then say you are trying to unlock it.
Sunshine s-off requires a stock (or close to stock) Sense ROM. Did you make a backup of the stock ROM before flashing Lineage (which you should always do, before flashing a custom ROM).
Also, sunshine requires root.
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Thank you very much for your reply. yes I am trying to do a SIM unlock. I did not make a backup of the Stock ROM. When I got the phone almost 3 years ago, I went from the stock ROM to a Cyanagenmod and then I've been upgrading the phone with aftermarket ROMs and currently on the lineage ROM which is too slow for my device. I can't use the phone with other carries other than Rogers which sucks.
I honestly don't care about the the stock ROM. All I need to be able to do is:
1. Get my phone to a stage where I can SIM unlock my phone
2. I can go back to an older version of Android (probably Android 6.1 or something).
Your guidance is appreciated.
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I honestly don't care about the the stock ROM. All I need to be able to do is:
1. Get my phone to a stage where I can SIM unlock my phone
2. I can go back to an older version of Android (probably Android 6.1 or something).
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1. Whether you decide to do s-off with sunshine, or alternately buy a SIM unlock code; both those options will usually require going back to a stock (or close to stock) Sense ROM. So it's not really a question of whether you "want" to be stock or not.
Options may include flashing a stock-ish Sense custom ROMs (I think a few work, like Maximus or maybe LeeDroid), or you can also return to the Rogers stock using the stock TWRP backup collection, which has instructions and files on how to do so: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
2. After you unlock the SIM successfully, you are free to flash whatever ROM you like, whether it be Sense or not, stock or not, Android 6, etc.