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Now, I know no-one actually likes reading threads, and would prefer to just post a new question at the end (I'm guessing partly because the threads are so long, but that's because everyone is doing it) so I'm going to try and give solutions to as many of the issues with ChevronWP7, sideloading and anything else that's not quite working.
Note, none of this is to facilitate any kind of software pirating (we will notice if it gets discussed, and it's in the forum rules - and kinda immoral).
Firstly, Windows Vista (I think SP2) or Windows 7 is required, this won't work on XP without a few hacks/tweaks, and it's not worth me writing the whole process out, plus I don't have an XP machine to hand, so I can't try things.
The most common issues can be fixed with just installing the correct software.
You NEED to have the official WP7 Developer Tools installed, they're a free download from Microsoft, and if you're planning on doing development (which is after all part of the reason for wanting sideloading) you kind of need them.
There's a guide on how to install them (provided by Microsoft) here. You only need the basic toolset from here, but installing the October update won't cause any issues.
This should solve the following exception:
Code:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SmartDevice.Connectivity, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
as well as a few other issues.
When running any of the tools, if you encounter issues, try either running the tool as an administrator or turn of UAC (for both, do a search if you've no idea what I'm on about), this may solve some issues with access rights etc.
Once you've got that installed, Chevron issues are in post #2, sideloading XAPs in #3.
ChevronWP7 Issues
With Chevron, most things are explained well in the opening post of this thread. Read it.
Chevron works by tricking your phone into thinking it's communicating with Microsoft servers, when it's actually just communicating with Chevron, this means certain web based activities may interfere (Skype for example).
The best way of finding out what's going on, is to use the following guide, it should work, if that fails, then post a question.
sushovande said:
Okay so here is *everything* I did to succeed in re-unlocking my Samsung Focus
1. Have Winphone developer tools installed
2. Connect Phone via USB
3. Wait till zune starts and sync completes
4. Verify that zune is not in a guest relationship
5. open a command prompt, type netstat -a to confirm that port 443 is not being used
6. open an admin command prompt, navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ then type notepad hosts and delete any references to windowsphone developer services
7. go to the settings on the phone and turn airplane mode on (so that the phone is forced to use internet via zune)
8. While the phone is still on the settings page, run Chevron with admin privileges
And it worked!
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There's no way to know whether a device is unlocked or not until you come to sideloading, which is the point where it matters anyway. Nothing (visible) will change on the device, so don't bother looking for any changes.
WP7 devices occasionally phone home (as far as I know they only do so when connected with Zune) to check whether they should be unlocked or not. If not, they quietly re-lock themselves, and non-marketplace apps will say something along the lines of "This application has been revoked". You'll need to try unlocking again with Chevron and possibly reinstall the apps. There's not much that can be done other than legitimately unlocking your devices.
There's a sideload limit of 10 applications, though there's a version of Chevron that has this limit hacked out of it, I just can't remember where it is. For most legitimate uses, this limit should be fine (and is better than the student/DreamSpark limit of 3).
XAP Installation
A first port of call if Toms XAP Installer doesn't work is to use the official one. It does work.
If you've installed the Developer Tools linked to in the first post, you'll have it already, and should be able to sideload, if your device has been unlocked. If it hasn't you'll have issues, and you should take a look at post #2 in this thread.
Thought I would write a thread showing how to simply complete an unlock with Chevron WP7 and some common homebrew apps/tweaks for all platforms. The information is scattered and varied, but I will edit this post to be as useful as possible for beginners as a one stop source. Thanks to the following threads for info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924497
Unlocking with Chevron WP7
The first step to "sideloading" applications to your phone (applications not approved by Microsoft) is to developer unlock your device.
Downloads needed:
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools (annoyingly large, but necessary)
Chevron WP7 Application, Chevron Security Certificate, Chevron Registry Entry
TCPView for Windows (don't neglect this, it saves a lot of time and is a useful utility!)
Steps for unlocking:
Install Windows Phone 7 Developer tools. This will require a reboot at the end.
Email the "ChevronWP7.cer" file to your Windows Phone 7 device.
Open the email, tap on the attachment to download it. The icon will turn into a shield, tap again to get a new dialog. Press "Install" then OK.
Put your WP7 Phone into airplane mode (Settings>Airplane mode>Slide the toggle to ON)
Double click the ChevronWP7.reg file on your computer. A prompt will open up asking if you want to write this to your registry. Press Yes to continue, then OK at the end.
Open TCPView. (tcpview.exe inside of the downloaded archive) Click on the heading marked "Local Port" until the arrow next to it is pointing up.
Look on the Local Port column for any entries labeled "HTTPS". These programs MUST be closed for Chevron to work properly. Common culprits are Skype, and XAMPP. Use Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+Delete) to ensure they are closed if you run into issues.
Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable. Open the Zune software if it is not already open, and wait for it to finish syncing.
Open your Zune software and go to the Phone page, and make SURE you don't see anything that denotes that you are in a "Guest Sync" relationship with the device. It needs to be the primary computer the phone is synced with.
Unlock your phone and leave it at the home screen. Make sure the phone does not go to sleep after this.
Open ChevronWP7.exe. It should be running as administrator. Check both boxes, and press Unlock.
Cross your fingers, and you should be up and running on a developer unlocked device! (The Unlock button will change to Relock in Chevron if this is successful)
If you receive the error "Phone is locked with a PIN", it means your phone was locked when the fix was being applied. Make sure to unlock your phone (so you can see the live tiles) BEFORE pressing the unlock button.
If the program crashes, navigate to C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\etc and right click the file named hosts and press properties. Uncheck read only and press OK, then try again.
Homebrew Applications
All homebrew applications are installed as follows:
Go to Start>Programs>Windows Phone Developer Tools> and run Application Deployment
Ensure the target is "Windows Phone 7 Device"
Browse to the .XAP that you are loading.
Connect your phone, wait for Zune sync to finish. Ensure it is not guest.
Unlock phone and keep it awake. Press "Deploy" and the application should load (not extremely fast, and will appear in your app list without a reboot when done)
If the above doesn't work, then try resetting your phone and retrying. Also, restart your computer if the problem persists.
Registry Editor
DO NOT MESS WITH THE REGISTRY UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!
Registry Editor for all devices (also has a download for TouchXplorer - a file manager for HTC phones only): http://forum.touchxperience.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593 thanks to TouchXperience user schaps for this download.
Great thread on what registry tweaks are currently known: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
Ringtone Installer
Instructions and XAP downloads at the following link: http://www.chevronwp7.com/post/2054291102/chevronwp7-custom-ringtone-manager
Thanks to the Chevron WP7 team for this app.
Theme Color Changer
Instructions and XAP downloads at the following link:
http://www.daveamenta.com/2011-01/change-accent-colors-on-windows-phone-7-samsung-devices/
Thanks to Dave Amenta for this great app!
Prevent Phone from Relocking
The phone is unlocked, but will relock every time it syncs to Zune unless one of these hacks are done.
Samsung Devices (also removes sideload limit, fixes MMS/data on unlocked phones!):http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=498084&d=1295825731 from this great thread by lyriquidperfection
All other devices:
In an installed registry editor, navigate to the following key and change these values.
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
Let me know if anything should be added or if you need any help!
I just wanted to thank you again for making this. The only thing that I think would be useful would be to add links to extremely useful Registry hacks, like the power management ones for the Focus.
I try everthing but still can't unlock it again....
please make sure it is connected using usb
please start zune application
Try to reset your phone.
paullu said:
I try everthing but still can't unlock it again....
please make sure it is connected using usb
please start zune application
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Did you already turn off your firewall during the procedure? Was a problem of mine and of a friend.
Sebo1985 said:
Did you already turn off your firewall during the procedure? Was a problem of mine and of a friend.
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firewall off.still got the error msg
paullu said:
I try everthing but still can't unlock it again....
please make sure it is connected using usb
please start zune application
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918710
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10463609&postcount=1
Sebo1985 said:
Did you already turn off your firewall during the procedure? Was a problem of mine and of a friend.
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yes I did turn off firewall alreday.still no luck.
I unlock once and when i connect the pc again it lock again
How about MMS and Data for other non-samsung phones?
paullu said:
yes I did turn off firewall alreday.still no luck.
I unlock once and when i connect the pc again it lock again
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did you see my post?
duhhh said:
did you see my post?
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yes,thanks I am trying now
works for me,hope to works for you 2
HTC and LG offer utilities in their section of the marketplace for MMS/data, so just grab one of those! Samsung's utility is faulty by design to keep people from unlocking, thus the hack.
What does this mean? Is ig that samsung phones have trouble unlocking because I bought my wife a focus and I had the same error message. But I haven't tried the way posted here. So I will be trying this way and replying. Thanks!
pls help me with this: I have HTC Surround and can not sync with zune, it doesn´t start when connect the phone and if start manually it doesn´t connect and sync neither
thank you for this one. it works exactly it was described on the first page. samsung omnia 7 portugal bought phone. but using it in Turkey.
Win Phone 7 MMS settings XML
So I dont know if this helps, or if anyone a little more knowledgable than I can attack this with me but I have the XML and registry settings for MMS from my LG quantum. I have a focus and LG Quantum. My LG has the XML viewer and reg editor built right in, which I friggen love.
So I took pix of the whole xml file that should be enough info to change the profile to the right settings, with the reg keys.
At first glance here it looks like just changing a couple string values... of the key at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ShortMsg\MMS in the ADDR string value to your MMS server would be a start. I will look further into it after work tonight. If anyone beats me to it... so be it. Just thought I would toss this out there just in case it helps.
wm.andrew.wilson said:
Thought I would write a thread showing how to simply complete an unlock with Chevron WP7 and some common homebrew apps/tweaks for all platforms. The information is scattered and varied, but I will edit this post to be as useful as possible for beginners as a one stop source. Thanks to the following threads for info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924497
Unlocking with Chevron WP7
The first step to "sideloading" applications to your phone (applications not approved by Microsoft) is to developer unlock your device.
Downloads needed:
Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools (annoyingly large, but necessary)
Chevron WP7 Application, Chevron Security Certificate, Chevron Registry Entry
TCPView for Windows (don't neglect this, it saves a lot of time and is a useful utility!)
Steps for unlocking:
Install Windows Phone 7 Developer tools. This will require a reboot at the end.
Email the "ChevronWP7.cer" file to your Windows Phone 7 device.
Open the email, tap on the attachment to download it. The icon will turn into a shield, tap again to get a new dialog. Press "Install" then OK.
Put your WP7 Phone into airplane mode (Settings>Airplane mode>Slide the toggle to ON)
Double click the ChevronWP7.reg file on your computer. A prompt will open up asking if you want to write this to your registry. Press Yes to continue, then OK at the end.
Open TCPView. (tcpview.exe inside of the downloaded archive) Click on the heading marked "Local Port" until the arrow next to it is pointing up.
Look on the Local Port column for any entries labeled "HTTPS". These programs MUST be closed for Chevron to work properly. Common culprits are Skype, and XAMPP. Use Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+Delete) to ensure they are closed if you run into issues.
Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable. Open the Zune software if it is not already open, and wait for it to finish syncing.
Open your Zune software and go to the Phone page, and make SURE you don't see anything that denotes that you are in a "Guest Sync" relationship with the device. It needs to be the primary computer the phone is synced with.
Unlock your phone and leave it at the home screen. Make sure the phone does not go to sleep after this.
Open ChevronWP7.exe. It should be running as administrator. Check both boxes, and press Unlock.
Cross your fingers, and you should be up and running on a developer unlocked device! (The Unlock button will change to Relock in Chevron if this is successful)
Homebrew Applications
All homebrew applications are installed as follows:
Go to Start>Programs>Windows Phone Developer Tools> and run Application Deployment
Ensure the target is "Windows Phone 7 Device"
Browse to the .XAP that you are loading.
Connect your phone, wait for Zune sync to finish. Ensure it is not guest.
Unlock phone and keep it awake. Press "Deploy" and the application should load (not extremely fast, and will appear in your app list without a reboot when done)
If the above doesn't work, then try resetting your phone and retrying. Also, restart your computer if the problem persists.
Registry Editor
DO NOT MESS WITH THE REGISTRY UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!
Registry Editor for all devices (also has a download for TouchXplorer - a file manager for HTC phones only): http://forum.touchxperience.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593 thanks to TouchXperience user schaps for this download.
Great thread on what registry tweaks are currently known: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
Ringtone Installer
Instructions and XAP downloads at the following link: http://www.chevronwp7.com/post/2054291102/chevronwp7-custom-ringtone-manager
Thanks to the Chevron WP7 team for this app.
Theme Color Changer
Instructions and XAP downloads at the following link:
http://www.daveamenta.com/2011-01/change-accent-colors-on-windows-phone-7-samsung-devices/
Thanks to Dave Amenta for this great app!
Prevent Phone from Relocking
The phone is unlocked, but will relock every time it syncs to Zune unless one of these hacks are done.
Samsung Devices (also removes sideload limit, fixes MMS/data on unlocked phones!):http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=498084&d=1295825731 from this great thread by lyriquidperfection
All other devices:
In an installed registry editor, navigate to the following key and change these values.
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
Let me know if anything should be added or if you need any help!
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Hi every memeber's and Thx for wm.andrew.wilson ; )
-I reply for your message because i still do every steps but nothing happened !!!!!
Because i relocked my WP7 .
After along nights unlocked was success ))
wm.andrew.wilson=>
- I think you miss this before doing evry thinks you must disable Lan card or Ethenet connection ...
- Then follow wm.andrew.wilson steps
- Don't worry your WP7 will not unlocked why ???
- For unlocked it you must close chevron wp7 notification
- Then enable internet connection (wlan or ethernet...)
- Reclick on chevronWP7.....and miracle
Your WP7 is UNLOCKED ENJOY .
THks for :>>>>>>>>>>> wm.andrew.wilson
Hi, I'm new here.
So I followed each step thoroughly, and when I execute 'ChevronWP7' and check off each box and click 'unlock', the program says it has stopped working.
What could be the issue?
Also:
I have the phone on the main menu
I do have all necessary programs running
Samsung re-lock prevention hack doesn't work for me
After deploying the xap it seems to take, but, my Focus is always relocked after syncing. Not a huge deal to unlock before deploying, but, thought it was worth a mention...
Edit: Nevermind. Didn't realize they're was an app on the phone to run as well... Should have read the original thread first. Sorry...
Hey guys. After many frustrated days searching for a solution to "The timer ran out on what we were trying to do.", I found today an official solution posted by Microsoft.
So, for those with either:
800705B4: The timer ran out on what we were trying to do.
OR
80180080: We couldn't update your phone because your operating system might be corrupt.
search for "WPSupportTool" in google (Article ID: 2530409) and download for your Windows PC. (Sorry; can't post links!)
This is the best solution so far to update without erasing/reseting your phone. Enjoy!
From their article:
"Try using the Windows Phone Support Tool. The Windows Phone Support Tool is an application that fixes problems that prevent your Windows Phone 7 from updating successfully. The tool only works for the two error codes listed in the Symptoms section."
How can I use the WP Support Tool on Leo - HD2 > it doesn't have "camera button"
I've also been stuck with 800705B4 for months now. Very frustrating.
I believe I've tried everything...
I can't even unlock my SD card because I also get the 800705B4 error when I try to send the unlocker file via cab sender.
Well, I guess we just have to hope until there's a fix for the 800705B4 on HD2
if i use this tool (WPSupportTool) is it going to erase my phone ?
what about interop-unlock ? am i going to loose it ?
i'll really appreciate your answers
Erase phone: REALLY?? Read the first post:
"This is the best solution so far to update without erasing/reseting your phone."
Remove interop-unlock: highly unlikely, although a few updates do that for anybody.
The obvious answer is make sure you have a backup/restore point (if possible) so you can roll back if something gets messed up.
UPDATE 2: Heathcliff74 has taken a look into the reason that this method wasn't working on phones with the HTC updates for Mango, and appears to have found a work-around! I strongly suggest that people try his version instead of mine. The instructions are similar but not identical. Scroll down to the bottom of this first post and use the HTC Interop Unlock XAP located there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963
If you want to post your results in this thread, please specify which XAP you are using, mine or Heathcliff74's. There are known limitations with mine. There still seem to be some limits with his, be we aren't sure exactly what they are yet.
UPDATE: This is disappointing, but apparently HTC has put yet another roadblock in our way. I'm working on a way around the next one. I can't say how long it will take, but I beat the last one (process arbitrary provxml on an interop-locked phone) and I'll beat this one (allow Connection Setup to modify the registry again, after the HTC updates).
I'll update this thread again when I have a new version to test. Guesses as to the problem's root cause, suggestions for fixing it, and anything else you've found are all welcome.
I'm not taking the initial release of the app down, but unless you have an HTC phone which somehow is on Mango, doesn't have the HTC updates, and isn't already interop-unlocked, this isn't going to do anything for you. If you are in that situation, have at it - for now though, I'm just leaving it up so people can download it and pull it apart.
What it does: Modifies your HTC phone to allow maximum unsigned apps, which will also allow you to deploy and run apps with ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES. This does not require rolling back to pre-Mango. It is designed for use on stock ROMs. It is expected to work on all GSM HTC Windows Phone 7 devices. It might even work on the Arrive (can't hurt to try). You can read more about Interop Unlock here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271963
What it needs:
HTC Windows Phone (in theory, any of them)
Developer-unlock (AppHub account or ChevronWP7 Labs should be fine)
Connection Setup app (it's in Marketplace under HTC Apps)
What you do:
0) Install Connection Setup, if you haven't already.
1) Start Connection Setup, just to make sure it works. You don't have to do anything, just start it.
2) Exit Connection Setup using the Back button (so it's not running or suspended).
3) Install HtcInteropUnlock.xap. You don't need to run it.
4) Run Connection Setup again.
5) Expand the AppBar menu (... at the bottom) and choose "manual select".
5.a) The Country and Carrier list-picker boxes should become enabled.
5.b) If they don't, hit "manual select" again, it takes two taps on my phone.
6) Tap on Country and select "Phone Customization" (you can use the jump list to get to P quickly).
7) Carrier should automatically change to "Dev and Interop Unlock" (make sure this happens).
8) Hit the check mark at the bottom (AppBar "ok").
9) Make sure it reports success, then hit Done.
10) Try to install / run an interop app (or just install an 11th unsigned app).
Please report what happens, including the following info:
Your phone model (mine is HTC HD7, T-Mobile US branded).
Your version info (mine is 7720, no HTC Mango updates).
Success or failure of the whole operation.
If failure, indicate the exact step that went wrong, and what happened instead.
Be aware: This method does not damage your data connection in any way, but it will probably prevent Connection Setup from working normally. This can be undone. However, I didn't want to put the effort into making it reversible until I knew whether it worked on other phones, so if you need Connection Setup for its official purpose, don't install the initial release of this app.
This app builds on the work of multiple members of our community. Special thanks go to:
Heathcliff74, for researching interop-unlock and discovering the xap-deployer hack.
kounadisk, for researching how to add custom entries to Connection Setup.
I am already interop-unlocked but
OMG I am tempted to roll back to nodo, update the official way then unlock this way!
Watching this thread Kudos!
For what it's worth, I'm interop-unlocked already too, so I haven't actually tested this app on a non-IU phone. However, it should work just fine, provided that Connection setup was installed from the Marketplace.
On the plus side, by using this method you can restore your interop-unlock if you ever lose it (if you IUed the way I did, then an update might cause you to lose IU without being able to get it back the same way - but this method should still work).
that's worked
W00t! Can you please tell me your phone model and software version too? Thanks!
Radar 7740: The option shows up, I can "apply" it but it does nothing.
Surround 7740: I can apply Phone Customization but when I open HTCInteropUnlock app, nothing happens
TeNsTrKe15 said:
Surround 7740: I can apply Phone Customization but when I open HTCInteropUnlock app, nothing happens
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Read the instructions...You just install the app and the follow the other steps. No need to open it.
Nothing special is supposed to happen. The change is invisible. As for the Interop Unlock app itself, it's just a stub - all of the "what it does" is entirely in the install process. Once it's installed, you can even remove the app.
Try installing this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238519
If you can install it (without modifying the XAP file) then your interop-unlock worked!
Alternatively, try installing Registry Editor 1.2.0.0 from TouchXperience: http://forum.touchxperience.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593. It goes in the Settings hub, but if you can install and run that, then there was great success!
MJCS said:
Read the instructions...You just install the app and the follow the other steps. No need to open it.
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even so, i still cant install interop apps. error 0x81030120
TeNsTrKe15 said:
Surround 7740: I can apply Phone Customization but when I open HTCInteropUnlock app, nothing happens
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I suspect this might not work if you have the HTC updates installed.... the OP indicated he has not installed any HTC updates
Ok, tried this on my HTC Titan.
I selected "Phone Customization" as country and "Dev and Interop Unlock" as carrier and applied these settings. The Connection Setup app reported that it successfully configured the phone.
But ... it does not seem to have any effect (yet, I hope!). I still can't sideload more than 10 apps.
My Titan is on WP7 version 7.10.7740.16.
Connection Setup app is version 1.12 (build 2119.18323)/
I'm hoping it works anyhow, but it's possible it wouldn't. It really depends what's in those updates.
For example, we know they modified the HTCFileUtility driver in some way, but we don't know exactly how. TouchXplorer stopped working, but Connection Setup (which also uses ComFileRW.dll) still works. I know it works because if it didn't, you wouldn't be able to see the Phone Customization option.
It's possible that the update made some other change that made it impossible to change the MaxUnsignedApp value from within Connection Setup or something unfortunate like that.
I can modify the app to make some more obvious change when Connection Setup does its thing. For example, forcibly change your phone's accent color or some such. Really, though, I'm hoping that won't be needed.
One thing to try is rebooting the phone. I don't think it's required, but it can't hurt and might help.
Can you make it write to a specific registry path and then tell us what that path is. I would like to see if it can at least write to the registry.
Dev/Interop applies from Connection Setup but can't install an app with interop (ansar's USBModeSwitch XAP) enabled (in my case 3rd unsigned app since i have a student account).
Mozart 7720, with latest HTC updates installed.
update: rebooted. not installing still. it auto-starts Connection Setup, ran it again, doesnt work still.
cheers.
GoodDayToDie said:
One thing to try is rebooting the phone. I don't think it's required, but it can't hurt and might help.
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Rebooting does not help... Still can't sideload more than 10 apps.
I think it would be a good idea to try and edit some other registry setting in the provxml, that has visible consequences. Then at least we can verify if changing that setting works.
Didnt work for me. Unbranded HD7, HTC Updates 7720.
Sounds promising though
@MJCS: It already writes a test value to the registry:
KEY: HKCU\Software\DeployProvXml
VALUE: InteropUnlock
DATA: "Success" (String)
Can somebody who was already interop-unlocked but has installed the HTC updates use this app, then check if that value exists? It does on my phone, but of course I don't have the HTC updates.
What are the passwords for the dbz files?
Nevermind its 030D681B-1DFC-4bd0-A72A-A9B3CCCDA653
Yeah there must be some sort of time-bomb that clears out the interop setting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18916888#post18916888
GoodDayToDie said:
@MJCS: It already writes a test value to the registry:
KEY: HKCU\Software\DeployProvXml
VALUE: InteropUnlock
DATA: "Success" (String)
Can somebody who was already interop-unlocked but has installed the HTC updates use this app, then check if that value exists? It does on my phone, but of course I don't have the HTC updates.
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My HD7S has all the latest updates, and is already interop-unlocked.
I tried the app out, and checked the registry and found no such entry.
I hope you get this figured out today before I pick up my Titan. Haha.
This is for anyone that has their phone where they want it and do not want the latest OEM driver updates that tend to have an impact on interop-unlock capabilities (we know of Samsungs and HTC latest doing this).
I see lots of people who have updated the OS using CAB sender methods (myself included) and want the ability to keep IU abilities for highest privileges and to apply IU after a hard reset. I also know the latest drivers can cripple this so I tell my phone to ignore updates (I don't need them or have work arounds).
But, when I plug my phone into my PC and launch Zune I get an update notification every time and I have to say "update later". Very annoying...
So, I have a solution:
Go into C:\Program Files\Zune and rename the file UpdateWP.exe to UpdateWP.exe.t and Zune is not able to do Windows Phone Update and ignores the updates. I can always rename it back later if I want it enabled again.
If I try to do an update manually from Zune I get an error that it can't complete right now and gives an error code. Everything else seems to still work fine.
Just passing this along.
P.S. Yes, this will stop Zune from showing ANY updates including OS so be aware. Visit XDA regularly to see what latest WP OS updates there are
I don't have an "UpdateWP.exe" in that directory...
djadry said:
I don't have an "UpdateWP.exe" in that directory...
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Make sure your folder view is set to show hidden and operating system files.