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[Q] I think i bought a bricked X8 - help!

hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!

madz78 said:
hi,
I bought a X8 by mail delivery from the internet and got a bricked phone (so it seems)!
Symptom is phone doesn't connect to GSM network, and although i can scan for networks i can't connect to them. Tried several networks, same result. Everything else seems to work fine.
I'm completely newbie to Android phones, and only bought this one to try to avoid to stay behind, but this was a lousy way to start. I've been browsing through the forum, but there's too much info which only makes it more confusing to me.
I tried connecting the phone to S1tool and msm7227setool but i can't find the SEMC flash drivers, and although i browsed through the forum stickies for them i didn't find them.
So, my questions are:
1- Can someone provide a link to the drivers?
2- Is the following link the best way to solve my problem?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304258&highlight=no+network
3- I also want to debrand the phone, from the 360 apps i assume the phone is from vodafone. Can you recommend a fast ROM with full features support? And a good noob proof flash tutorial..
4- Will any of the above operations remove my SP unlock?
Sorry if most (or all) of this questions are a repetition of past threads, but starting with a phone this way, i honestly feel like a donkey looking at a palace! (Portuguese proverb, not sure you'll understand)
Thanks, Regards!
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I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

IrishStuff09 said:
I have a X8 on Vodafone, and when I repairded my X8 in PCC it removed the vodafone apps and icon from Settings :-D
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.

madz78 said:
Thanx for clarifying that.
But, if i update the phone via PCC, won't i lose the sp unlock? I'm saying this cuz i read that the no network problem is due to sim lock protection.
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sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.

B.Jay said:
sp unlock? You mean "SIM unlocked"?
No, you won't lose the unlocked SIM by simply flashing back to Stock through PC Companion (in case PCC tells you that there's no update available you need to resort to the Flashtool method).
As for the drivers ... best method would be to install PC Companion. However, if you don't want that crapware on your system I can upload you the drivers (out of PCC) in a ZIP - then you have to point Windows manually to the directory so it can find the appropriate driver (EDIT: shouldn't be much of a trouble if you're familiar with installing drivers by pointing Windows to the directory or the INF file).
The only situation where you might lose your SIM unlock is at unlocking the boot loader to enable installation of custom kernels, but before you head into that you better check the manufacturing date of your phone (sticker below the battery) and then look through this forum to work out if it's a candidate for hard bricking or not.
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Yup, it says up to date, just clicked repair to see if it works. crapware.. lol, yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
Thanx!
P.S.- SP (service provider) Unlocked.

madz78 said:
yeah i'd appreciate that zip file, thanks.
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Download here
The Sony Ericsson X8 (and possibly other SE phones) Android drivers (ADB / Smartphone / USB Flash Device) for Windows (incl. x64 Editions) out of the latest and greatest PC Companion crapware.
madz78 said:
I think the issue is exactly that, a bad boot loader unlock, at least all symptoms point to that.. all i see in no network threads seems to be pointing there.
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Errr... no. A "unsuccessful" boot loader unlock would turn your device into a hard brick (no lights, no vibration, no screen). As you're able to boot up into Android the bootloader and kernel seems to be intact.
IF the previous owner (in case you bought it used) tinkered around with boot loader unlocking ...
Use the s1tool to verify if the boot loader is locked or not. If it's unlocked simply follow the tutorial in the Development section to relock the boot loader or try the trick deedii posted about first (she had the same problem that GSM radio went dead after unlocking the boot loader).
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*ping* driver ZIP download link inserted

Holy crap!
Thanx for the zip btw..
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.

madz78 said:
Thanx for the zip btw..
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No problem, you're welcome.
madz78 said:
I hit Repair in PCC and it re-flashed the phone. Now, instead of no network, the phone doesn't recognize ANY SIM card!!
I checked boot loader with S1tool, and the phone is locked (i see R).
I'm starting to think maybe it's a hardware problem and not from ROM.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Yes, the "R" means the boot loader is locked.
As for the mSD card ... here's where we enter "trouble reloaded":
- What card? Class? Size? Brand?
- Does the card hold any important data? If not try to reformat the card (FAT32!!!). If Android refuses to format the mSD simply use a card reader and re-format the mSD in Windows.
EDIT: Also, just to make sure everything's vanilla: could you please take a look into Settings -> About phone to confirm you're running the genuine SE baseband/kernel and not some custom kernel?
EDIT 2: Errrrrrrrr.... never mind ... I somehow misread "SIM card" as "SD card". My fault!

X8invisible13 said:
Just 4 curiosity how to make the vodafone icons appear again??just4fun
Sorry for off-topic thing
As irishstuff said u should try to update your phone with pc companion(google it) and try to update the software.After that if u want to root your phone and install recovery search in xda for x8toolbox , is the most noob-friendly thing u will find
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I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb

B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
Thanks again.

madz78 said:
B.B.- M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
kernel- 2.6.29 [email protected] #1
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Yes, that's definitely the genuine baseband and kernel.
However, no matter how hard I think it through I don't see a good reason why it won't accept ANY SIM card, as a SIM unlock (or carrier/operator unlock if you want to put it that way) is as good as permanent unless you play around with unlocking the bootloader and either do something wrong or face the problem that it suddenly reverts back to the original SIM lock (in case it got unlocked and didn't ship unlocked by default).
The only problem I know about is ... if you live in a region where you would actually need a E15a baseband but happen to have the E15i baseband (you know, has to do with the frequencies that get used to transmit between your phone and the tower) flashed - or the other way around - you won't be able to connect to the GSM/3G network - but even then the phone won't reject the SIM card but simply fail to find any network.
In that case the problem resolve would be as easy as swapping out the baseband through flashing by Flashtool.

Good morning,
This keeps getting more and more confusing... thank god you've been such a valuable help BJ!
Dunno if it's "don't accept SIM" as much as don't recognize them.. I usually remove PIN codes from all my SIM's but today i've popped a new one to see if anything different happened.. The phone asked me for pin and validated it, but after this it doesn't recognize it anymore, i get a SIM with a red "!" on top of it in the upper right corner of the screen (same icon you get without SIM in phone).
As for all the other cards, it doesn't appear such icon, the phone starts normally and then asks for language and after asks to "insert SIM and restart phone"..
I don't think baseband is the problem, i think it's definitely related to SIM card reading.
NOTE: Before seemed irrelevant but now seems important to say, before, when i scanned for networks and tried to connect to one (same from SIM), phone gave me a message saying something like "your SIM card doesn't allow connecting to this network".
The problem seems to be definitely SIM card reader, the big doubt is if it's HW or SW.
My best guess is SW, because he can read PIN's but then just locks.. Where is the SIM card reader "driver"? baseband, kernel, ROM? should i try to update all those?
Thanks again!

hello again,
i found this in SETool forum which seems to be exactly my problem.
E15i - (x8) it doesn't read sim card and hangs during unlocking
I've had a problem with XPERIA X8 (E15i) for a long time now and I can't fix it.
I was trying to unlock it. I updated Android to v. 2.1. I have credits, I turn on debugg mode, I installed drivers. I push 1,2,5 and press Unlock/Repair.
Unfortunately it didn't finish, the program froze and switched off (on Vista). It took 5 credits. After turning it back on it wouldn't log to the network, even though it saw the network. But it shows that the phone is unlocked. By Setool I installed the version form after the update. After that it stopped detecting the sim card.
In hosting I read that I should repeat the unlock. I reinstalled the drivers, downloaded setool's previous version (v1.1106), but the program hangs every time in the same place and it doesn't go to the end (see screen below). With v1.1107 there's the same problem. I tried on Vista and XP – no difference. I installed setool on my other computer, where there are no boxes, drivers or antiviruses and still I couldn't succeed.
Does anyone have some expirience with the x8?
Thx in advance for help.
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1.
reflash phone with generic 2.1 firmware, repeat unlock procedure.
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to restore phone to original state, write as script most earlier secunits backup from backup\%imei% folder
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Could this be a bad unlock problem?
Thanx.

IrishStuff09 said:
I actually don't have a clue, but I was glad when thety went
I dont like operators branding the phone with the software
The only apps i had by the operator (vodafone IE) were
Gold Rush, Vodafone Music Store, SIM Settings and SIM Toolkit <- I have GDX and i still have toolkit. XD
I had the 'vodafone 360' option in Settings
Sent from my tablet running Honeycomb
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Sim toolkit is on every phone,not only on vodafone

Been reading more and more, and this seem to be a very common issue in SETool SIM unlocking. can anyone suggest a solution?
Thanks.

Hello again,
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
Also, i've read in the following thread that sometimes boot is unlocked and S1tool says it's locked, but i can't find SEUS to download anywhere in the forum..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404148&highlight=sim+card
HEEELLP!!!
Thanks.

Hi, madz ...
To pull it together:
- The "SIM reader" is a software that comes as a part of Android in the form of a system app (inside /system/app). You can't exchange the related parts as they are specific to the Android version, in case your thoughts are running into this direction.
- The problem with "SEtool" is more like this ...
Let us assume the phone was originally SIM locked (bound to only allow SIMs of a specific operator/carrier) and then got SIM unlocked. The original SIM lock will jump back into place once the the boot loader got unlocked.
My observation is that this problem should actually go away once the boot loader got re-locked again. That being said I also read various threads where the SIM lock didn't vanish and the phone had to be unlocked anew.
On another note, it also depends on how the phone got unlocked ... there's a difference if it got SIM unlocked through SEtool or through Omious (<-- I hope it's spelled right)
The one fact that remains: simply querying the boot loader status ("R" vs "r") does not make the SIM lock to fire.
- SEUS ... well ...
I found Update Service (SEUS) 2.11.10.7 in the depths of my hard drive. Going to slap it on MultiUpload for you in a minute - though I can't guarantee that it still works; all I know is that SEUS got discontinued (or something along that line). Wait for the edit of the download!
EDIT: MultiUpload swallowed the file --> Download link
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Missed this one ...
madz78 said:
I've been trying to run msm7227 setool2 and semc, but seem to be getting nowhere.. enters debugging mode and nothing else. What am i doing wrong?
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Shouldn't you connect the phone in flash mode instead of USB-Debugging mode?
Flash Mode means:
- Pull the USB cable out of your computer but leave it attached to the phone
- Turn the phone OFF
- Start the software
- Press the Back button and connect the USB cable to the computer
KEEP THE BACK BUTTON PRESSED UNTIL THE PHONE IS RECOGNIZED!
(Note: Windows may want to install the "SEMC Flash Device" driver)

Hi BJ,
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. I only talked about this because the thread i found in SETOOL forum explains in detail what's happening to me.
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius because i only see threads with this issue in SETool support (dozens of complains) and found nothing in Omnius.
I still believe that maybe there's a solution other than unlocking it again, but due to inexperience i fail to see it.
about msm7227: i'm sorry, i meant flash mode, and it detects the phone, sometimes.. but always hangs in 2nd line (can't remember what said, but i'll try it again in a while and post here).
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
Thanks again friend!
Regards.

madz78 said:
The phone is not locked! it accepts pin from all networks, but after this, simply doesn't read the cards anymore. [...]
I dunno if what happens to people who have no network or sim locked due to bad boot loader unlock is the same or not. It would be nice to know, but in my thread no one except you steps up.
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My X8 came SIM unlocked by default. Since it's old enough, and therefore safe for boot loader unlocking, I gave it a try (even been as daring as to unlock while having GDX v021 flashed).
Connected and checked with s1tool that it's suited for unlocking: Pass
Unlocked the boot loader: Pass
Booted up (SIM does not have PIN1 set)...
Connecting to the GSM Network: Pass
Connecting to the APN for 3G Internet access: Pass
Reboot (to make sure it didn't brick): Pass
Re-locked boot loader: Pass
Checked with s1tool that boot loader is locked: Pass
Device still able to connect to GSM/3G: Pass
I didn't try to flash a custom kernel but just stayed with the stock kernel. During the whole testing scenario - from unlocking to re-locking - I didn't have any problems with GSM/3G network connectivity or troubles reading the SIM.
Like I wrote above the PIN1 check was disabled because sometimes GingerDX shows the "Network unlock" screen after inputting the PIN ... that's more-or-less a bug workaround.
madz78 said:
If unlocked, i believe it's SETool and not Omnius
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Thank you for correcting the spelling of "Omnius" ... I was typing it from the top of my head and failed to recall how it's spelled.
madz78 said:
Where exactly is the phone unlocked? ROM, kernel, baseband? Do you think re-flashing it could solve the problem?
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If you refer to "how is the SIM lock lifted" then I think the best persons to answer this question are the guys who cracked the boot loader. I don't know enough about how the low-level init of the phone really works ... the boot loader guys aren't very chatty about telling us how the low-level boot of the X8 works.
Since, in my case, the SIM unlock prevails when flashing a custom ROM on top of the stock kernel (keep in mind I never flashed a custom kernel, so I never altered the "baseband" partition) the unlock can't reside in the ROM partitions.
But ... as the problem only arises when tinkering around with the boot loader but didn't affect my phone during boot loader unlock / re-lock ... and this is now purely guessing ...
The boot loader unlock only replaces the boot loader binary with a altered one. So if the thing that tells the phone that it's SIM unlocked resides in the part of the NAND where the boot loader / kernel / baseband is located it can only be a digital certificate or some sort of a binary that gets loaded through "Stage 1" init (during which the boot loader and kernel gets loaded and all the security checking stuff happens). It can't be in the higher init routines where the initialized kernel is boot strapping the ROM as that would disable the SIM unlock when flashing a custom ROM.
If blagus or the kernel devs have some ideas it would be great to read a few lines from a source knowing about the low-level init routines (to actually understand how the X8 comes to life once the power button is pressed).
On another thought ... the msm7227 CPU also must have some kind of firmware (think of it similar to a BIOS like a PC has) to init itself and the hardware ... maybe the SIM unlock is somewhere in there?
EDIT: On a third thought ... it would seem almost logical that the SIM unlock stuff is stored somewhere in the "security" related part of the NAND (somewhere deep down at the low-level init). If the phone came locked and got unlocked at some point the original SIM lock will most likely spring back into place at boot loader unlocking - so the SIM locked/unlocked thingy has to be somewhere in the low-level boot init; otherwise it wouldn't disable a "soft unlock" once the boot loader got unlocked and replaced past the cracked one which bypasses a whole lot of the security checks so unsigned boot binaries (kernel) can be loaded and executed.

New rooting method for O4X HD?

Hi folks,
as my post in the dev section just remained unanswered I try to communicate it here...apparently bin4ry found a way to root many ICS and JB phones, but as I don't own a 4xHD (yet), I would like to know if it works?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Download latest version and please report back!
Greets

What's wrong with current rooting method for the 4X?

Nothings wrong with the current way,but why just having only 1 way to root the phone? I thought we are here to experiment instead of staying on the same old method the whole time..maybe there are easier ways to root, and if someone says that this method works,then it IS much easier to root the o4x hd.

Well devving and modding can really only go so far with a locked bootloader. And the thing is that, no one is that crazy to try out other things without completely knowing what they're doing or what they're getting into. Yah we want to try other methods, but why risk your $500+ investment with only a 50/50 chance of working/not working, when you can use the other method with 100% chance to work?

coz its a locked bootloader.. u cant brick ur device with that.. coz u can always flash the firmware back

not working here v10f

oktay50000 said:
not working here v10f
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Thanks for the feedback. At least we can rule out this way of rooting.

This is the only method worked for me Thx !!
This is the only method worked for me Thx !!

EDIT : NVM I GOT IT TO WORK! Thank you for finding this and sharing it .
To get it to work I had unplugged the usb at boot and reconnected right away, seems to have done the trick.
justfortest, can you explain exactly wat you did?
I have a p880g as well and i got mount error...
======================================================================
= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =
= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea) =
= Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01 =
= (13.10.2012) v15 =
======================================================================
Device type:
1) Normal
2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)
x) Unroot
Make a choice: 1
Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode
Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now
remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.
Normal Mode enabled!
.
Pushing busybox....
1170 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.905s)
Pushing su binary ....
847 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.106s)
Pushing Superuser app
688 KB/s (996704 bytes in 1.413s)
Making busybox runable ...
.
Please look at your device and click RESTORE!
If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.
Running ...
Successful, going to reboot your device!
Waiting for device to show up again....
Going to copy files to it's place
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
You can close all open command-prompts now!
After reboot all is done! Have fun!
Bin4ry
Press any key to continue . . .
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Congratulation
Jasonliw93 said:
EDIT : NVM I GOT IT TO WORK! Thank you for finding this and sharing it .
To get it to work I had unplugged the usb at boot and reconnected right away, seems to have done the trick.
justfortest, can you explain exactly wat you did?
I have a p880g as well and i got mount error...
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Good that it worked for you too Jason
If it works for you, give the author a "thank" click

I can't believe it, so this method works??? This should be made sticky in dev-section then I think...
thanks for you feedback all...

I posted this ages ago -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32471389
Tapatalked Xperia S

Ben36 said:
I posted this ages ago -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32471389
Tapatalked Xperia S
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Good! A pity that the most O4x users aren't willing to try out new things...
A question: I'm getting permission denied when the script tries to remount with r/w rights...I already tried to disconnect and connect the USB cable during the reboot, but without success...what am I missing?

Reply on the main thread for it, he'll probably write a fix for the phone
Tapatalked Xperia S

TheSSJ said:
Good! A pity that the most O4x users aren't willing to try out new things...
A question: I'm getting permission denied when the script tries to remount with r/w rights...I already tried to disconnect and connect the USB cable during the reboot, but without success...what am I missing?
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Try to root it with "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v15".
Here you can see how it works... Its in portuguese but you'll understand, I think...
(select HD and full screen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqfV8nLZFw&feature=g-upl

Didn't work here with brazilian V10C
It does give all the success messages, but doesn't work

Brazilian 10C has some bug that doesn't allow us to root. I have 10C Brazil, profyler has and we have the same error. We (Me, profyler and RuedasLocas) have already tryed 2 methods in this firmware, but all of them were without sucess.

Optimus 4X HD on Wind Canada
Confirmed working on Optimus 4X HD running on WIND Mobile in Canada! The original method did not work for me but this one did! Running version V10c.

Did this work on v10h?im from serbia?Thanx allot

igorstoja83 said:
Did this work on v10h?im from serbia?Thanx allot
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Didn't worked for me...
If it doesn't work for you too, try the 1st methode:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818502

[Q] razr i problems - fastboot menu

Hi guys, I am having an issue i cant seem to resolve on my razr i. apologies if this has already been covered in another thread (or 10, which is usually the way with these things because nobody reads the other threads) I have been through a load of other threads but cannot seem to resolve my issue so i started my own.
Right, I have switched from iphone to razr and am not stupid when it comes to jailbreaking etc so thought rooting the razr wouldnt be a problem. when trying to root it it failed and i am stuck at the fastboot menu, however, everything on the menu is disabled so i cant use it. i get the usual message:
fastboot reason: flash failure
fastboot max download size: 100mb
usb connected
if i try to use anything on the menu i get the following message:
fastboot menu disabled.
my phone is not unlocked and not rooted. i have barely done anything to it other than install a couple of free apps. i am unable to progress past this screen. the phone is GB and is on 4.0.4
any help you guys can give would be greatly appreciated. again, apologies if this has already been covered, none of the solutions i found were able to resolve my issue. as i said, i had no problems jailbreaking my old iphone, i am a bit of a n00b when it comes to droids...

AW: [Q] razr i problems - fastboot menu
Are you able to run fastboot commands ? Cause in that case you might be able To unlock bootloader and reflash the software .
Sent from my XT890 using xda premium

xX_Alex_Xx said:
Are you able to run fastboot commands ? Cause in that case you might be able To unlock bootloader and reflash the software .
Sent from my XT890 using xda premium
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I am not able to do anything. if i scroll to any of the options on the menu as soon as i hit the volume up key it just returns a message advising the fastboot menu is disabled.
**edit
ah commands not menu options. not sure how i go about doing that. i am 100% new to droid...

ged flanders said:
Hi guys, I am having an issue i cant seem to resolve on my razr i. apologies if this has already been covered in another thread (or 10, which is usually the way with these things because nobody reads the other threads) I have been through a load of other threads but cannot seem to resolve my issue so i started my own.
Right, I have switched from iphone to razr and am not stupid when it comes to jailbreaking etc so thought rooting the razr wouldnt be a problem. when trying to root it it failed and i am stuck at the fastboot menu, however, everything on the menu is disabled so i cant use it. i get the usual message:
fastboot reason: flash failure
fastboot max download size: 100mb
usb connected
if i try to use anything on the menu i get the following message:
fastboot menu disabled.
my phone is not unlocked and not rooted. i have barely done anything to it other than install a couple of free apps. i am unable to progress past this screen. the phone is GB and is on 4.0.4
any help you guys can give would be greatly appreciated. again, apologies if this has already been covered, none of the solutions i found were able to resolve my issue. as i said, i had no problems jailbreaking my old iphone, i am a bit of a n00b when it comes to droids...
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Had the same problem, I used the recommendation in this thread, 5th post and it worked, but afterwards need to re-download apps from PlayStore:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36612151
Follow the instructions exactly - you need the drivers and RSD lite on Windows PC, then connect the phone via usb cable that came with it; and you'll need a full unzip program (cost) so you can move the unzipped files into RSD lite. Get the right flash file though - there's a list in the linked post if you don't want GB retail which I used. Important: this only works for ICS 4.0.4 and don't try to downgrade to an earlier version than what's currently on your phone e.g. v.39 to v.31, for example.
Good luck.

AW: [Q] razr i problems - fastboot menu
If the solution from mervluk does not work (It didn't work for me either) , you should try if you are able to use the fast boot commands .
To do that simply connect your phone to the PC. Then download fast boot , if you do not already have that. It is in the .zip from the RAZR I root thread.
The go to the downloaded folder. There hold shift and perform a right mouse click. Then choose" start a command prompt here "or something similar (don't know how the option is called in English).
Then type in
fastboot reboot
When the phone reboots you might be able to unlock your phone and flash the software.
BUT BE AWARE! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR WARRANTY!!
So you better try the other solution first. This should be your last option.
If you don't know how to unlock the bootloader look in the RAZR I forum or pn me .
Alex
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mervluk said:
Had the same problem, I used the recommendation in this thread, 5th post and it worked, but afterwards need to re-download apps from PlayStore:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36612151
Follow the instructions exactly - you need the drivers and RSD lite on Windows PC, then connect the phone via usb cable that came with it; and you'll need a full unzip program (cost) so you can move the unzipped files into RSD lite. Get the right flash file though - there's a list in the linked post if you don't want GB retail which I used. Important: this only works for ICS 4.0.4 and don't try to downgrade to an earlier version than what's currently on your phone e.g. v.39 to v.31, for example.
Good luck.
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thanks buddy. i will give this a whirl and let you know how i get on. fingers crossed!

mervluk - your advice worked a treat. i got it working again. thanks !
now i am working again, what cool tricks do people advise. is it worth rooting it ? what can i do once it is rooted? am i able to network unlock it myself ?

ged flanders said:
mervluk - your advice worked a treat. i got it working again. thanks !
now i am working again, what cool tricks do people advise. is it worth rooting it ? what can i do once it is rooted? am i able to network unlock it myself ?
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Glad about that. This phone can be a bit of a so-and-so. ics is being updated ota to Jelly Bean 4.1.2, which I've avoided so far to keep fm (although not activated on the supplied software). I did succeed with unlocking the bootloader (loose warranty - important) following the whole complicated procedure on Moto's website - but couldn't myself use the shortcuts on here. (Then had to set up again and re-download everything from the PlayStore). It required the Moto-supplied key. I then rooted, though I think the JB ota download unroots again? You can't use RSD lite with JB.
With JB the procedures are different, and a modified JB European (not for use with GB) firmware is now available on another thread which is impressing some posters. But I think just be a bit cautious as there does not appear to be any fix for the "service code corrupt" bootloader error yet. Looks like the options are very restricted whilst no-one understand the interaction between Google Android and the intel atom chipset.
I have a network unlock key from one of the commercial suppliers (cellunlocker.net), but haven't needed to try and use it yet!

[Q] Extremely Slow Xperia SP

Im really sorry for posting this question, but im really really noob at this.
I Have a Xperia SP C5303 with stock Android 4.3 and 12.1.A.1.205 and bootloader locked.
My phone is getting extremely slow at everthing, all applications take huge time to load, sometimes even crash, i cleared all cache on applications, even deleted all my messages (1.5years) and nothing worked. Started in safe mode and its pretty fast.
Im tempted to update my SP to a custom rom 4.4.x or even 5.xx .....but i really dont know nothing about it. Dont know how should i proceed and what steps should i take to backup and prevent any problem in case of something goes wrong.
I already used the "towelroot" and installed SuperSU from google playstore and it says its rooted, but already read somewhere that towelroot doesnt actually really root.
I really really appreciate a huge help on this if possible.
Thank you very much.

bravept said:
Im really sorry for posting this question, but im really really noob at this.
I Have a Xperia SP C5303 with stock Android 4.3 and 12.1.A.1.205 and bootloader locked.
My phone is getting extremely slow at everthing, all applications take huge time to load, sometimes even crash, i cleared all cache on applications, even deleted all my messages (1.5years) and nothing worked. Started in safe mode and its pretty fast.
Im tempted to update my SP to a custom rom 4.4.x or even 5.xx .....but i really dont know nothing about it. Dont know how should i proceed and what steps should i take to backup and prevent any problem in case of something goes wrong.
I already used the "towelroot" and installed SuperSU from google playstore and it says its rooted, but already read somewhere that towelroot doesnt actually really root.
I really really appreciate a huge help on this if possible.
Thank you very much.
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first of all (search for doing this !! )
take a TA partition backup and then unlock your bootloader .....then install the recoveries on the stock ROM>>then replay to me after that

Ok. Thank you.
Already did the TA Backup with Backup-TA-9.11, now moving on to search "unlocking bootloader"....

bravept said:
Ok. Thank you.
Already did the TA Backup with Backup-TA-9.11, now moving on to search "unlocking bootloader"....
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I think unlocking your bootloader resets everything so backup your apps for re installation once your are done.
I unlocked my bootloader the good old fashioned way via fastboot :
1 - Check if unlocking possible by typing *#*#7378423#*#* in the dialer and going into Service info > Configuration.
2 - If it says something like Bootloader unlock allowed - Yes then its unlockable. If its already unlocked, it will say something along those line as well.
If neither option appears then it isn't unlockable.
3 - Get the unlock code from Sony after filling the necessary details along with the IMEI no. of the phone.
3 - Open command prompt in the adb & flashboot folder by holding Shift + right click and selecting the "open command window here" option.
4 - Type fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version to check if device is connected properly.
5 - Type fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY. Repalce KEY with the code that was received from Sony and hit Enter.
Alternatively the BLU option in FlashTool can be used to simplify things as it automates most of the above procedure. It can also be used to relock your bootloader.
There's also a new app called Kingo SONY Bootloader Unlock that apparently unlocks your bootloader with one click. Check it out.

I was doing that at the moment. Im using Fastboot also ....since i didnt find other ways
Already made a copy of everthing i can remember and used Titan backup also.
My phone says "Bootloader unlock allowed : no" , but im still trying doing all the thing....i read somewhere that sometimes works.
At the moment im stuck in connecting the phone in the computer with volume up ...and testing the fastboot getvar version to check if the phone is connected....but stays there....waiting for device...and nothing ...

bravept said:
I was doing that at the moment. Im using Fastboot also ....since i didnt find other ways
Already made a copy of everthing i can remember and used Titan backup also.
My phone says "Bootloader unlock allowed : no" , but im still trying doing all the thing....i read somewhere that sometimes works.
At the moment im stuck in connecting the phone in the computer with volume up ...and testing the fastboot getvar version to check if the phone is connected....but stays there....waiting for device...and nothing ...
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If it says no then dunno what the chances of success are.
Came across this Youtube tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8Eim6gugw
Don't know how legit it is since its been posted a few months back and there are no comments at all so please proceed with caution and of course don't blame me if you brick your device
Also did you try the Kingo unlock app I mentioned?

Nothing works...cant really connect in Fastboot mode...i tried everthing...even in 3 diferent computers...nothing works.
Dont know if "bootloader unlock allowed : no" means that i cannot enter in fastboot mode....or if im doing something wrong...

Just install some 4.4.4 lbl build, for example cm11 by mateo337 is really good and even up-to-date.
You will not be able to unlock the boot loader i had XSP that said no and i was not able to do anything about it.
Dont use 5.x.x builds, they are really outdated and have a lot of bugs.

So, then i suppose the next step its to install a LBL Recovery? So i can boot in recovery to flash the custom rom....right?

bravept said:
Nothing works...cant really connect in Fastboot mode...i tried everthing...even in 3 diferent computers...nothing works.
Dont know if "bootloader unlock allowed : no" means that i cannot enter in fastboot mode....or if im doing something wrong...
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No you should still be able to enter fastboot mode. Are you using the latest version of FlashTool and have you installed all 3 required drivers? Does your phone show up in device manager when you connect it in fast boot mode?
I am not sure abt the last 2 procedures I posted but the first 2 require your phone to boot into fastboot and stay there till the job's done.
bravept said:
So, then i suppose the next step its to install a LBL Recovery? So i can boot in recovery to flash the custom rom....right?
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Yeah. Since your phone's rooted now, you can follow a LBL procedure for flashing a custom recovery to allow you to install custom ROMs.
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Huawei Honor Note 8 root

I get asked a lot how I rooted my Huawei Honor Note 8 so I thought I'd do a basic how to from memory on how I did it. It's relatively easy to do.
You'll need your phone's bootloader unlocked.
The files from Huawei's forums http://club.huawei.com/thread-10828573-1-1.html or https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwyaxIga7s0qc0ZKRGtsdndwV3M/view?usp=sharing
The app is in chinese but has some english on the buttons.
To unlock bootloader:
Got bootloader unlock code with the app on the playstore "DC Huawei Bootloader Codes" (took about 8 hours to get)
Enable USB debugging on the phone & connect it to the computer.
Unlock the bootloader with the program downloaded. Use the first button on the first tab labeled bootloader. Put in unlock code in the pop up box & click ok.
To root:
Enable USB debugging on the phone & connect it to the computer.
Flash the recovery_twrp.img file with the program downloaded. Use the 2nd button on the first tab labeled recovery.
To change twrp into english, click on the 3rd down 2nd row button & then click on the globe button. The globe is really hard to hit! Keep trying till you get it Then select English.
Install SuperSU with TWRP
Should now be rooted!

Question. Is there anything I should do like backup my bootloader or something before starting this process?

benmeroff said:
Unlocking your bootloader will wipe the device; factory reset for sure, and I believe it also erases your internal storage (don't quote me on that though, not sure for this phone), but your OS will remain whatever stock version you had installed until you flash something else.
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I did not backup anything.

Ok thanks.. I appreciate it

I have a question, or making a root and unlock the bootloader is associated with a full reset your data and settings that can be done root without losing data?

Nope
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Hi guys
I unlocked my note 8 successfully . In startup screen show your devives is unlocked and can not be trusted every time i restar the phone is it normal?
Second thing i flashed twrp by clicking on recovery button then after restarted i clicked on 3rd button of second row to change to english but it didnt say click on english
How to enter twrp recovey i tried pressing power button and volume up nothing happened
Plz help

Yuppers.. not trusted cuz ya unlocked it.
Should be volume up & power. You can also do it with the app. The 2nd tab... recovery. Will boot it into recovery too.
You have to click the globe button on the far right to get to the language. It's a ***** to hit! BTW... TWRP has reverted back to chinese a few time now for some reason on mine. It's kind of annoying considering how hard it is to hit that one button.

Questions about the root process
1) why do you need the unlock code?
2) Where can I find SuperSU for honor note 8? Can someone please provide a link?
3) Has anyone succeeded rooting?
Thanks in advance for the answers.

Please Help!
Everything was find, I unlocked the bootloader, installed TWRP, when I flashed SuperSU it bootloops!
Can someone please help.....

I'm not sure why it would be boot looping. I'd flash it again. Might even try a factory reset before flashing too. You're the first I've heard of with that problem. Make sure you're on version 22.
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problem solved
riffy504 said:
I'm not sure why it would be boot looping. I'd flash it again. Might even try a factory reset before flashing too. You're the first I've heard of with that problem. Make sure you're on version 22.
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The problem solved. I downloaded the latest version of SuperSU (2.78) , flashed it again with TWRP and everything loaded find.
I have a rooted device too.
Thanks for your answers!:good::fingers-crossed:

Glad to hear it worked out!

i downloaded "DC Huawei Bootloader Codes" then i entered my Note 8 IMEI and waited for 8 hrs and got an email telling me it is failed and i tries the other IMEI "since it's dual sim card phone" but no luck, same message.
Please help

The Huawei ID used to apply for the unlock code has not been used on the device for more than 14 days. Huawei site error
DC Huawei Bootloader Codes not working
please help

Hi,
I read of the possibility of the root of honor note 8 through oneclickroot, kingroot, etc.
It must first be unlocked bootloader or the software will to unlock?
For unlocking the bootloader you must use to force pay program dc-unlocker?
Thank you

DC Huawei Bootloader Code get but not unlock

Bootloader unlock codes
Hello guys... I have two Honor Note 8 phones and i wanna unlock them..
Official method - how to get Bootloader unlock codes does not work, so i downloaded dc-unlocker APP on google play..
Added there EMEIs, paid and was waiting almost 20 hours to get mails - operation failed..
I really dont know about any other way how to get these codes..
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks!

2Duky said:
Hello guys... I have two Honor Note 8 phones and i wanna unlock them..
Official method - how to get Bootloader unlock codes does not work, so i downloaded dc-unlocker APP on google play..
Added there EMEIs, paid and was waiting almost 20 hours to get mails - operation failed..
I really dont know about any other way how to get these codes..
Can anyone help me please?
Thanks!
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in the app, there is another way to get it. choose not by imei.
write the developer of the app you did not get the code and you want a refund, and pay for the second method. this is how i did it.

arielisrl said:
in the app, there is another way to get it. choose not by imei.
write the developer of the app you did not get the code and you want a refund, and pay for the second method. this is how i did it.
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Great! Many thanks for your quick reply! I contacted dc-unlocker support and thats what they replied..
Hello, this codes is from factory DB. Sorry, but there not all phones present in this db.
This happens frequently if phone has MEID .
But you can read code by cable, we support almost all huawei.
If reading by cable not acceptable we can do refund.
Im waiting for their next answers at my qustions, what exactly have i do..
I have to download their soft probably and make everything there..
I had no time to check their forum yet, im sure there will be instructions..
EDIT:
Oki so i used DC-unlocker software, received these codes and unlocked Bootloader successfully!
I have rooted both phones already!
I had an issues with ADB drivers on Win10 and on Win7 as well, could not find my devices in devices manager but i have solved it!
TWRP 3.02 with preinstalled SuperSU works fine on B027.. In one of my phones i had B029 so i had to downgrade to B027..
On B029 doesnt work flash command in cmd.. Stuck on "waiting for device"..