I bought Captivate by paying all the equipment cost because AT&T told me that they will unlock it whenever I will have to go out of US. They did give me the code but it did not work. After 2 days when I called customer care and they said they dont have the code, but when I told them that I was given the unlock code 2 days back they asked me to spell out the code and then they said yes it is the code. I tried the code with the customer care but it did not work. Then I tried the method showed on youtube (generate_codes.bat, sgux.exe) but I get the
failed to copy '/efs/nv_data.bin' to './nv_data.bin': Permission denied
Error: unable to find file nv_data.bin>
Phone details: Firmware 2.1Update1
Baseband ver: I897UCJH7
Kernel 2.6.29
Build #: ECLAIR.UCJH7
I see my 550$ going waste Please HELP!
I have already tried 8 times and there are only 2 attempts left. Please help else I will lose all my money becaues I do not reside in US and I need to use this phone in my country.
Thanks
Have you done any ROM flashing?
devangxda said:
I bought Captivate by paying all the equipment cost because AT&T told me that they will unlock it whenever I will have to go out of US. They did give me the code but it did not work. After 2 days when I called customer care and they said they dont have the code, but when I told them that I was given the unlock code 2 days back they asked me to spell out the code and then they said yes it is the code. I tried the code with the customer care but it did not work. Then I tried the method showed on youtube (generate_codes.bat, sgux.exe) but I get the
failed to copy '/efs/nv_data.bin' to './nv_data.bin': Permission denied
Error: unable to find file nv_data.bin>
Phone details: Firmware 2.1Update1
Baseband ver: I897UCJH7
Kernel 2.6.29
Build #: ECLAIR.UCJH7
I see my 550$ going waste Please HELP!
I have already tried 8 times and there are only 2 attempts left. Please help else I will lose all my money becaues I do not reside in US and I need to use this phone in my country.
Thanks
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if you haven't flashed any ROMs, here is what you can do. go to market then search for SGS unlock, install and run it, it'll give you the code. thats how i unlocked mine. write the both codes down just in case.
No I have done nothing. It is just 6 weeks old phone. Same as what was delivered by AT&T. I did not play around with anything (like rooting, or installing beta Froyo)
devangxda said:
No I have done nothing. It is just 6 weeks old phone. Same as what was delivered by AT&T. I did not play around with anything (like rooting, or installing beta Froyo)
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download SGS Unlock from the market, then run it. u'll get code.
I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.
devangxda said:
I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.
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try dial *2767*3855# the phone will hard reset, then try it again. i didnt have any problems unlocking my phone by using SGS unlock, have flashed some stock ROMs in the past few days and didnt have issue at all.
I think the JH7 update screwed up the easy retrieval of the unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789888
There's some info about a possible work around in there, but the guy who came up with it is apparently French and the translation to English is a little rough.
and to the OP ... my code was all numeric, so not sure why you would have had to 'spell' it to the AT&T rep.
startngate said:
I think the JH7 update screwed up the easy retrieval of the unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789888
There's some info about a possible work around in there, but the guy who came up with it is apparently French and the translation to English is a little rough.
and to the OP ... my code was all numeric, so not sure why you would have had to 'spell' it to the AT&T rep.
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my captivate came with JH7, bought it 1 week ago and i can get unlock code by SGS unlock app from market.
devangxda said:
I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.
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if you have not done anything on it, i'm assuning that you haven't rooted it yet. if thats the case, get z4root from market and root your phone. then use SGS unlock to get code, choose root-code option.
It is possible that your nv_data.bin is encrypted - the only way to know is to root the phone, and view it with a hex editor. If it is encrypted, there is a web tool posted in the dev section (search 2.2 unlock) that will take the nv_data.bin and rebuild it with whatever unlock code you want.
Did you upgrade to Update1 from AT&T? I did software update from phone and it updated the version 2.1 Update1.
I have tried it after doing the upgrade and SGS Unlocker is not working.
What does hard-reset mean? Does it mean "Restor to Factory Defaults"? If yes, I can do it through standard menu entry in settings? Is this different from the method you gave? Will hard-reset reset the 10-maximum-attempts-to-unlock counter?
Thanks for replying!
No. I have not done any ROM flashing.
devangxda said:
What does hard-reset mean? Does it mean "Restor to Factory Defaults"? If yes, I can do it through standard menu entry in settings? Is this different from the method you gave? Will hard-reset reset the 10-maximum-attempts-to-unlock counter?
Thanks for replying!
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hard reset = master clear on odin. it wipes out everything on your phone even SDcard. it is different to the standard menu factory rest. and i'm not sure if it'll reset the 10 max counter though.
alphadog00 said:
Have you done any ROM flashing?
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No I have not done any ROM flashing.
Lancez said:
hard reset = master clear on odin. it wipes out everything on your phone even SDcard. it is different to the standard menu factory rest. and i'm not sure if it'll reset the 10 max counter though.
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Since there are only 2 attempts left for me to unlock Captivate, what will happen if I exhaust all 10 tries? I read somewhere that it will hard-lock or freeze. Can this hard-lock be reversed? Is freeze unlock code used to reset the counter?
devangxda said:
Since there are only 2 attempts left for me to unlock Captivate, what will happen if I exhaust all 10 tries? I read somewhere that it will hard-lock or freeze. Can this hard-lock be reversed? Is freeze unlock code used to reset the counter?
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If it does hard lock? Then you would need to take it to an AT&T shop.
Have you tried CLShortFuse's one-click root program? I haven't tried the Captivate unlock feature - but my guess is it should give you the unlock code.
You can get it here.
I have the same software on my phone as the OP. I got the phone unlocked by using the root method of SGS. Now how did I root the phone? Someone recommended the one click root method found inside the One Click Lag Fix found in the market.
So, to recap. I got the One Click Lag Fix app. Used the one click root method. Got the phone rooted (it is a couple of steps actually - you still have to update on recovery). Now that you have superuser status, used the SGS app to search unlock code using the rooted phone method. It will show the unlock code (mine had 8 numbers). Hope this helps.
PS: For anyone reading this, AT&T DOES NOT have the unlock codes yet. Any rep that promises that you will be getting an unlock code soon is not really telling the whole truth. All it shows on their side is that unlock codes unavailable but it does not shows when they will become available. I think I read somewhere that there is a 10 months exclusivity on the Captivate (starting when it first came to AT&T, which is this last July).
devangxda said:
No I have not done any ROM flashing.
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One more time - this is from experience:
If the nv_data.bin file is encrypted and unlock code doesn't work or can't be found you need to rebuild the nv_data.bin file. Period.
There are instructions in the Dev section under a thread titled 2.2 unlock.
If you use all 10 attempts - the phone needs to be sent to a service center to do a low level restore - usually Samsung not AT&T.
DEAR MOD/SENIORS
i have
galaxy note in patter lock and McAfee security installed(pin blocked),
for re-flash i have these program.
how to flash via this prog..
odin3_1.85
N7000XXKL3_N7000ODDKL1_N7000DDKL1_HOME.tar.md5
waiting for reply
thx
You need to look HERE, HERE & HERE. Thanks for looking.
PS : Where did you download from??? Have you gone through the instructions there?
Read here How to instal with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389693
Dial *2767*3855# to factory reset your Note first before flashing the firmware via odin.
dr.ketan said:
Read here How to instal with Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389693
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ketan ji
i read all instruction and flash via odin but handset successfully upgraded w/o loss any data.
my first and last problem in handset is pattern unlock not clear and McAfee security not delete.
how to reset factory setting/wipe data ?
thx for your reply.
GGSunny12 said:
Dial *2767*3855# to factory reset your Note first before flashing the firmware via odin.
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@sunny
u didn't read my post,my galaxy NOTE have PATTERN LOCK AND MCAFEE mobile security too.
tell me how to enter this code?
give me another solution.
br
Hi i have a GT i9000 but i forget the password of cellphone when i try delete from recovery mode and ask me the code, and i dont have
please help me
dxavier said:
Hi i have a GT i9000 but i forget the password of cellphone when i try delete from recovery mode and ask me the code, and i dont have
please help me
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Do a data wipe/factory reset from the Recovery.
kalpetros said:
Do a data wipe/factory reset from the Recovery.
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Yes i try but ask me a code again.
dxavier said:
Yes i try but ask me a code again.
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Is it your phones code or the pin of your sim you forgot?
dxavier said:
Yes i try but ask me a code again.
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Are you referring to the SIM PIN? If you forgot your SIM PIN then you can't reset/remove the code by performing a factory reset. Use the PUK that your carrier gave you.
I forgot my phone pin .My phone is rooted and I want to hard reset my phone to get access.Can anyone help? OR Do I have to visit a care center.Is there a problem to flash or hard reset a rooted phone.Please help
Do you have a custom recovery? if so then this might help : " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2225695 "
My friend followed the above method but he had a Samsung and he forgot his pattern.I'm pretty sure that it might work for you too as well.Still not too sure though.I'll appreciate it if someone could confirm this.
Do this at your own risk.
Also, I don't think you need to consider service centers.
Good luck.
Zeeshan10 said:
I forgot my phone pin .My phone is rooted and I want to hard reset my phone to get access.Can anyone help? OR Do I have to visit a care center.Is there a problem to flash or hard reset a rooted phone.Please help
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If you have a custom recovery you can flash my script http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43500062
However it might not work
Sent from my Xperia SP using XDA Free mobile app
If you forgot your pin used on lockscreen then you can also reset your password by signing in using the id used in PlayStore.(If you have signed in).
You can get that option near Emergency Calls after you enter wrong password more than 5-6 times.
so my ex, when she left, took my a50 and left her a30. she factory reset the a30 and now i cant access anything on it. it asks for her email address and password which i dont have. is there any way which i can unlock this phone , or just have it looking like a paperweight on my desk?
heop
help
dougla36 said:
so my ex, when she left, took my a50 and left her a30. she factory reset the a30 and now i cant access anything on it. it asks for her email address and password which i dont have. is there any way which i can unlock this phone , or just have it looking like a paperweight on my desk?
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Look up hard resetting
Zer0493 said:
Look up hard resetting
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i did but not much help. it wont clear still asking for the old email address to get started
patchup with your ex....
Hafizjee001 said:
patchup with your ex....
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nah im good homie, imma let that phone be a paperweight
there is only 2 options u have now:
1.flash stock firmware with Odin .
2. even if after flashing it asks for email and stuffs...visit Samsung customer service and state ur issues.
one of my old friend solve that issue u mentioned using option 2 cause he was too noob to flash stock os.