[Q] Local help with Unlocking At&T Captivate - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have tried the unlocker programs for both Mac & PC and have not been able to generate a SIM Unlock code. I have a Captivate phone from AT&T that I want to use on T-Mobile and in Europe. AT&T won't help and neither will Samsung. It seems that the program cannot find a specific file on the phone. I am wondering if there is anyone in Utah, Reno, Sacramento or the Bay Area of California that can unlock it for me using the Unlocker tools.

edanajo said:
I have tried the unlocker programs for both Mac & PC and have not been able to generate a SIM Unlock code. I have a Captivate phone from AT&T that I want to use on T-Mobile and in Europe. AT&T won't help and neither will Samsung. It seems that the program cannot find a specific file on the phone. I am wondering if there is anyone in Utah, Reno, Sacramento or the Bay Area of California that can unlock it for me using the Unlocker tools.
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There are many threads explaining how to do this with adb, as well as a multitude of tools.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761045
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=760933
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761408
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--eB7jQc-tI
to name but a few. This is something you can easily do.
I think the simplest method is this:
cd /dev/block <enter>
su <enter> <at this point your phone will ask for superuser access ALLOW it
dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.bak <enter>
do that to your rooted phone in ADB
Then just open the file with a hex editor, and SHAZAM! your code is there,
Around line 515040

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Trouble with trusted certificates?

I am trying to run a program that a friend gave me when he upgraded phones.
I have a T-Mo MDA with the latest T-Mo USA ROM on it.
Whenever I try to run the app, I get th efollowing message:
The file cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file.
I verified that all the files are there, and everything is in one directory. How can I alter/add "trusted certificates"? Do I need to unlock my phone for it to run?
Thanks!
With a simple click of the "Search button" I found THIS topic. Read over it.
Wolvereen said:
I am trying to run a program that a friend gave me when he upgraded phones.
I have a T-Mo MDA with the latest T-Mo USA ROM on it.
Whenever I try to run the app, I get th efollowing message:
The file cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file.
I verified that all the files are there, and everything is in one directory. How can I alter/add "trusted certificates"? Do I need to unlock my phone for it to run?
Thanks!
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try the registrywizard, available on this forum or try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=275081&highlight=registrywizard
Thanks guys,
I found the following, however I am stuck at step 1. Can either of you assist with issuing a "Code Signing Certificate"?
Sorry, I guess I am a bit more nube than I thought...
FYI - Registry Wizard has no effect... Says my device has AKU 2.3.0 and some options will be diabled? However, "Disable Security Warnings" is checked. I applied and soft reset, still no love...
Yes I tried it and it works!
1.First you have to issue a Code signing certificate:
- Add a code signing template using Certification Authority snap-in
- Issue a code signing certificate
2. Download and Extract code signing tools:
http://ftp.intron.ac/pub/security/ra...signingx86.exe
3. Run signcode.exe on WM5 executable file using the certificate you created earlier.
4 Copy executable file to WM5 device

[Q] Provision Device without re-flashing

Hi All
Is there currently a way from within android, to change the MDN (My Number)
and the MSID/MIN (Identification number)?
Im about to get my vogue reconnected, and will be having a different number transferred onto it.
Is there a way to change these details without having to re-flash to windows mobile??
ProfessionalGEEK said:
Hi All
Is there currently a way from within android, to change the MDN (My Number)
and the MSID/MIN (Identification number)?
Im about to get my vogue reconnected, and will be having a different number transferred onto it.
Is there a way to change these details without having to re-flash to windows mobile??
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nothing that i know of to do it, none of the AOSP based builds have the ## codes built into them to allow you to change your mdn or MSID from android so yes you have to flash back
On Windows mobile, the ## codes actually run an executable that modifies all
that info on the phone. It's usually called EPST.EXE I think.
It probably could be done, but someone would probably have to de-compile
it, and then re-code it to run in linux/android.
Not sure if anyone can do that, but that's what would be required.
CDMA Workshop can do this, and I think QPST can also

[Q] Sprint Galaxy Tab MSL & programming

Does anyone know where I can find the sprint msl and or programming commands instructions for the sprint tab?
you should be able to get the msl from the terminal (i used connectbot from the market) you should be able to find the step by step instructions in a number of places on xda. If i remember where i found them i'll post them here.
Found the info:
In connectbot (connect to local)
getprop ril.MSL
should show you your MSL code.
reprogram without dialer
I just got the MSL, with your instructions, thanks. Now how do I go about reprogramming the tab without having a dialer?
On a Sprint tablet (no dialer) open the Calculator App. Enter (+30012012732+
Then your ##* codes as usual.
Can you guive me a link to get that tool to find my MSL number?

Easier unlock Samsung Galaxy Mini (and others)??

Following the unlock thread using method quoted below I eventually managed to unlock my samsung galaxy mini to all networks, however to newbies (me at the time) it was quite hard to follow. Also seemed that pulling the bml5 file all seemed like an unneccessary waste of time. I decided to unlock another sgm using method described below. However, I tried something different to look at the hex code within the file. Simply downloaded hex editor from android market (free) and jumped to the line where I'd found my own code and there it was!
Guys, just seems a little easier than using adb/terminal emulator to pull/push files between computer and phone when a lot of people may not have the competence or time to install adb shell etc etc. Any more views on this?
Of course phone must be rooted and sometimes the bml5 files isn't where they are supposed to be (different ROM's) and also it should be reminded that if you are using a custom mod (i.e. CM7 like me) you will be highly unlikely to be able to unlock the phone using the code you just found without first reverting back to stock rom. So back up your rom and data, flash back to 2.3.4 or whatever, unlock the phone and voila! Also, I will stress that you shouldn't be worried that once you have unlocked it and you decide to restore back to cm7 (or another preffered ROM), your phone SHOULD STILL BE UNLOCKED. I've had no issues with this. The hardest part is finding the right hex code line in the first place, but when you do find it, it should be 8 digits long (thats the right number isn't it?), it will be at the very end of the line on the right in its own separate little box, with blank spaces above it (no numbers/letters) and some more code underneath, but the code is in very plain view (you will know when you've found it)! Good luck!
At the end of the day, using hex editor on my phone saved me 20-30 mins (more for others perhaps) on unlocking the phone so I felt the need to share it!
Hope I've helped a few folks here. =)
Originally Posted by hexio
The bml5 method worked like a charm here. I'm writing to confirm it because the stl5 method bricked my first phone, which needed to be replaced, but with this new method everything went fine and I could unlock my (new) phone.
I used a slight variation to the methods explained here that might be of use to other Linux users like myself, so I'll explain it here. But all the credit goes to tweakradje, of course. Many thanks!
Phone details: Galaxy Europa (i5500) with stock Android 2.2 purchased recently.
PC details: Laptop with Ubuntu 11.04
Connection details: Standard wireless connection (wifi)
Steps:
1) Root the phone: I used Universal Androot
2) Install a SSH server from the market. I installed SSHDroid which is free (with ads)
3) Turn the phone into flight mode (not sure if necessary but I did it)
4) Turn on the ssh daemon with SSHDroid, allow root permissions.
5) Turn the wireless connection on and connect to the router, note the access details.
Now in the computer, connected to the same router.
6) Open a terminal, connect to the phone through SSH as root.
7) Once connected, run the command: cat /dev/bml5 > /sdcard/bml5.img
8) Copy the file to the computer. I used scp (copy over ssh) but any other method is good.
9) Use vi to view the file in the laptop.
10) Change to hexadecimal mode by pressing ESC :%!xxd
11) Press / and then enter the pattern ffff ffff ffff 3030 3030 3030
The code is there (8 digits) followed by 3 other sets of zeros.
Good luck!
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Fraser1978 said:
Following the unlock thread using method quoted below I eventually managed to unlock my samsung galaxy mini to all networks, however to newbies (me at the time) it was quite hard to follow. Also seemed that pulling the bml5 file all seemed like an unneccessary waste of time. I decided to unlock another sgm using method described below. However, I tried something different to look at the hex code within the file. Simply downloaded hex editor from android market (free) and jumped to the line where I'd found my own code and there it was!
Guys, just seems a little easier than using adb/terminal emulator to pull/push files between computer and phone when a lot of people may not have the competence or time to install adb shell etc etc. Any more views on this?
Of course phone must be rooted and sometimes the bml5 files isn't where they are supposed to be (different ROM's) and also it should be reminded that if you are using a custom mod (i.e. CM7 like me) you will be highly unlikely to be able to unlock the phone using the code you just found without first reverting back to stock rom. So back up your rom and data, flash back to 2.3.4 or whatever, unlock the phone and voila! Also, I will stress that you shouldn't be worried that once you have unlocked it and you decide to restore back to cm7 (or another preffered ROM), your phone SHOULD STILL BE UNLOCKED. I've had no issues with this. The hardest part is finding the right hex code line in the first place, but when you do find it, it should be 8 digits long (thats the right number isn't it?), it will be at the very end of the line on the right in its own separate little box, with blank spaces above it (no numbers/letters) and some more code underneath, but the code is in very plain view (you will know when you've found it)! Good luck!
At the end of the day, using hex editor on my phone saved me 20-30 mins (more for others perhaps) on unlocking the phone so I felt the need to share it!
Hope I've helped a few folks here. =)
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hi there does this really work for samsung europa?
albo_king said:
hi there does this really work for samsung europa?
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Hey...Yes, as far as I am aware this method works perfectly for galaxy europa i5500
Good luck!
Fraser1978 said:
Hey...Yes, as far as I am aware this method works perfectly for galaxy europa i5500
Good luck!
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so i need to root my phone first bro?

[XAP] [REQUEST] Can someone with an Ativ S upload DiagnosticTool_Sprint for me?

I am hoping that someone with an Ativ S can download the "DiagnosticTool_Sprint" from the Windows Phone store and upload it here. It is available if you set "oemId=htc" in fiddler. I think there are some hidden pages we can use to interop unlock HTC.
Link:
"DiagnosticTool_Sprint" for Windows Phone http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=e69a2877-59b8-43ed-898d-554fbc4b8b2b
Thanks!
To be clear, you are asking that somebody download this HTC app to their phone and install it, then use the MTP full file system access to extract the binaries for reverse engineering? Sounds like a plan, if I could persuade my phone to do the full file system access thing right now I would (away from home, on my Surface RT right now).
compu829 said:
I am hoping that someone with an Ativ S can download the "DiagnosticTool_Sprint" from the Windows Phone store and upload it here. It is available if you set "oemId=htc" in fiddler. I think there are some hidden pages we can use to interop unlock HTC.
Link:
"DiagnosticTool_Sprint" for Windows Phone http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=e69a2877-59b8-43ed-898d-554fbc4b8b2b
Thanks!
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Hi
first to download this app we need someone with a sprint device to grab correct url using fiddler.
like this one:
Code:
http://marketplaceedgeservice....................os=8.0.10512.0&cc=us&lang=en-us&hw=268473858&moid=sfr-fr/
this way we can have correct hw & moid value & install on any device...
@GoodDayToDie yup. that is what I am asking for. Based on what @thals1992 saw when he was playing with this on his 8XT is that depending on what dial codes you put in, the same app loads with different pages.
@xboxmod the only thing that needs to be changed to enable downloading from the store is the oemId. It needs to be HTC. I was able to download it to my T-Mobile Branded 8x (which Sprint doesn't even sell) with no issues. (it's moID is "null" for some reason on my phone after applying GDR3 and hard resetting)
compu829 said:
@xboxmod the only thing that needs to be changed to enable downloading from the store is the oemId. It needs to be HTC. I was able to download it to my T-Mobile Branded 8x (which Sprint doesn't even sell) with no issues. (it's moID is "null" for some reason on my phone after applying GDR3 and hard resetting)
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Thanks
"null" value was the trick.:good:
xboxmod said:
Thanks
"null" value was the trick.:good:
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Were you able to get this off your Ativ? I'd love to start ripping into it.
compu829 said:
Were you able to get this off your Ativ? I'd love to start ripping into it.
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I did manage to extract the DiagnosticTool_Sprint and it's now an unencrypted xap, the data.zip is all the files how I found them on my phone (with the exact path to the program and the appdata).
I will decompile The dlls and Look for hidden pages
Sent from my RM-821_eu_euro2_248 using Tapatalk
bruce142 said:
I did manage to extract the DiagnosticTool_Sprint and it's now an unencrypted xap, the data.zip is all the files how I found them on my phone (with the exact path to the program and the appdata).
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Thanks!
@GoodDayToDie @xboxmod Apparently there is a capability called <!--Capability Name="ID_CAP_NVREADWRITE" /-->. Too bad it's commented out in their manifest :/ I wonder what it does? (besides the obvious, based on the name)
edit:
I was able to plug in my phone and Windows Updates decided to install drivers! I now have "HTC Diagnostic Interface (Com 6)", HTC NEMA Interface (Com 8)", "HTC USB Modem", and "HTC Remote NDIS-Based Device" (this one is currently Code 10.) Thanks Sprint! >

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