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Hello everyone i want to ask if i will be able to recover my phone xperia x8 if i accidently do something wrong while trying to unlock its bootloader.
If yes how and plz dont tell me by sending it to SONY
thanks.
orestisssss said:
Hello everyone i want to ask if i will be able to recover my phone xperia x8 if i accidently do something wrong while trying to unlock its bootloader.
If yes how and plz dont tell me by sending it to SONY
thanks.
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if seus won't work i think no way to rescue your device
what's your xxWxx date behind the battery?
ot : sony ericsson update service (it's a different software than pc companion !)
orestisssss said:
Hello everyone i want to ask if i will be able to recover my phone xperia x8 if i accidently do something wrong while trying to unlock its bootloader.
If yes how and plz dont tell me by sending it to SONY
thanks.
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if u get into softbrick u can somehow deal it urself,but if hardbrick then u gotta send it to sony centre for repair
if u wanna unlock bootloader u mite wanna check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399381 first
Seus. If you can't find it on Google then I will provide seus if anyone needs it.
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so whatever happens i can recover it ?
I killed mine 2 times because of updating Kernel, Flashing Rom, Mod system files, and revive it using SE PC Companion.
Hi,
I recently got an xperia z from my parents contract. They have filled out the unlock sim form. This was important as i will be travelling for a year next month.
I was just wondering if i will have problems updating the phone with a different non o2 sim card in the phone? I know nothing about mobile phones and my friend is telling me that even though the phone will be unlocked it will still be an o2 phone and i will need to get updates from o2. If this is true then will this mean i wont be able to get updates eg 4.2 when im in a different country using a non o2 sim?
Thanks,
Phil.
You won't have any problems, unless your bootloader is unlocked. Even so you can flash stock roms with flashtool or the new sony flash tool.
Unlocking the phone only deactivates the SIM lock - nothing else. Updating the phone will be exactly the same as before.
mobileunlocked said:
Unlocking the phone only deactivates the SIM lock - nothing else. Updating the phone will be exactly the same as before.
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Sorry, but this is my first smart phone. I have never had an update. Will it just be using pc companion?
I ask because my friend says that i will have to wait for o2 to release updates for my phone as it will be running an o2 version of the software. He seems to think that this will cause be problems when abroad as i need to be in the UK to receive updates?. If this is the case, can i not just download the updates through o2 on my laptop when abroad? Tbh i just want my phone stock but up to date.
Until now i have not had the new update. Pc companion and the sony website both say that i am up to date, even though i am running .350.
Is this because i have to wait for an o2 release?
Sc00p007 said:
Sorry, but this is my first smart phone. I have never had an update. Will it just be using pc companion?
I ask because my friend says that i will have to wait for o2 to release updates for my phone as it will be running an o2 version of the software. He seems to think that this will cause be problems when abroad as i need to be in the UK to receive updates?. If this is the case, can i not just download the updates through o2 on my laptop when abroad? Tbh i just want my phone stock but up to date.
Until now i have not had the new update. Pc companion and the sony website both say that i am up to date, even though i am running .350.
Is this because i have to wait for an o2 release?
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As far as i know sony doesn't do OTA, so yes only trough the companion
At the moment I am unable to get the new update via pc companion or through the sony website. They both say my phone is up to date.
Is this because i have to wait for an o2 branded update? If so, does anybody know how i will receive it?
I am a little worried now that I will be unable to receive updates to my phone when I am travelling whilst keeping it stock.
Phil.
Sc00p007 said:
At the moment I am unable to get the new update via pc companion or through the sony website. They both say my phone is up to date.
Is this because i have to wait for an o2 branded update? If so, does anybody know how i will receive it?
I am a little worried now that I will be unable to receive updates to my phone when I am travelling whilst keeping it stock.
Phil.
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You could flash a FW from the country you will be travelling to (if it's available there yet) or you could flash a generic from the country of your choice, NL and DE seem to be the quickest to get updates. The updates in future will come over the internet via PC Companion irrespective of the SIM card you have. Just ring your original provider and ask them to remove the sim lock because you travel a lot.
my phone is showing me that it cant unlock boot loader when i see in service test bt typing *#7378432#*#*
i am from india and using normal xperia z (not any docomo or any)
can any one say what to do for getting permission for unlocking boot loader
Short answer - you can't unlock it ever.
The only exception would be if the status changed to disallowed after rooting. There is a fix for that somewhere in Doomlord's rooting thread.
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meghanath reddy said:
my phone is showing me that it cant unlock boot loader when i see in service test bt typing *#7378432#*#*
i am from india and using normal xperia z (not any docomo or any)
can any one say what to do for getting permission for unlocking boot loader
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First time I checked, I was also disappointed, a few days later I realized that I checked the status without having a root phone. After I rooted the phone it said yes for me.
Dsteppa said:
First time I checked, I was also disappointed, a few days later I realized that I checked the status without having a root phone. After I rooted the phone it said yes for me.
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Mine has always said 'Yes', even before I rooted.
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But here I checked after rooting my phone only
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I have checked after rooting my phone
Can I get unlock boot loader option as yes if I return to stock using pc companion
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meghanath reddy said:
I have checked after rooting my phone
Can I get unlock boot loader option as yes if I return to stock using pc companion
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Maybe. Only if the bootloader was actually unlockable to begin with.
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meghanath reddy said:
my phone is showing me that it cant unlock boot loader when i see in service test bt typing *#7378432#*#*
i am from india and using normal xperia z (not any docomo or any)
can any one say what to do for getting permission for unlocking boot loader
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Short answer:
If your device says Bootloader Unlock Allowed: No, it means you CAN'T unlock your bootloader.
diego9016 said:
Short answer:
If your device says Bootloader Unlock Allowed: No, it means you CAN'T unlock your bootloader.
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Unless it was rooted, as this sometimes changes the status to 'No' as stated in the first post of Doomlord's thread. I used bin4ry's tool and the bootloader status was untouched.
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if u had an unlockable bootloader device, after using this method the device will be detected as LOCKED or unlock not possible!!! (to fix this use this fix)
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Troubleshooting:
if your device has unlockable bootloader then after applying this hack the bootloader status will turn "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"
in that case dont worry the users have reported that doing a repair via SEUS will flash back stock firmware and turn this status to "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes" (the same might also be achieved by flashing a stock FTF using FlashTool )
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Thax bro it worked for me
Thax a lot
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Hello, everyone.
I know nothing about rooting, flashing or unlocking bootloader. What I really need is to unlock the network of my phone. It was bought in Portugal locked to the TMN network. I am now back to Brazil and want to use it here. The conventional method of unlocking network is buying a code, but I want to know if there's a way to do it with no expense. What do you guys recommend?
Sony XPeria Z
Model: C6603
Bootloader unlock allowed: NO!!!
Thanks!
fran__cisco said:
Hello, everyone.
I know nothing about rooting, flashing or unlocking bootloader. What I really need is to unlock the network of my phone. It was bought in Portugal locked to the TMN network. I am now back to Brazil and want to use it here. The conventional method of unlocking network is buying a code, but I want to know if there's a way to do it with no expense. What do you guys recommend?
Sony XPeria Z
Model: C6603
Bootloader unlock allowed: NO!!!
Thanks!
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Hello and welcome to the forums.
The only way to network unlock this device is with a code, either from the original network provider or from an online seller. It is not possible to unlock any other way.
Additionally, as you're new here, I will suggest you should start a new thread when you have a question in future instead of bumping a very old thread unrelated to your question.
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kingvortex said:
Hello and welcome to the forums.
The only way to network unlock this device is with a code, either from the original network provider or from an online seller. It is not possible to unlock any other way.
Additionally, as you're new here, I will suggest you should start a new thread when you have a question in future instead of bumping a very old thread unrelated to your question.
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Ok. Sorry about that. I am also new here on XDA.
Thanks for the help. I will have "open my wallet" then
You're welcome and don't worry about it.
It might be helpful for you if you read the forum rules and a message from the moderators, as they both contain some useful information for your time on XDA.
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Root Xperia Z3 D6603 build 23.0.A.2.98 bootloader locked
Hi to everone. First time on the forum. Please can you help me to root my Xperia Z3?
Petopjasp69 said:
Hi to everone. First time on the forum. Please can you help me to root my Xperia Z3?
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Hi, welcome to the forums.
This is the Xperia Z section. You should ask questions regarding the Xperia Z3 in the Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.
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I'm thankful that there are still wanting to address this issue of the bootloader not being unlocked. So my question is as such - Is there anyway (either by contacting T-Mobile, or Sony) that my phone, which is is SIM Unlocked (I know SIM unlock has nothing to do with bootloader unlock), can be bootloader unlocked? I'm just hoping that I can either get with Sony/Tmobile and have them do it, or even if there is a legitimate paid service out there then I will do that too! Any kind of help or anything would be appreciated! All I read is, 'If you're bootloader says no than that means NO', or I will often see people say that their bootloader says no and yet they can still enter fastboot mode.
Currently my device is Sony Xperia Z C6606 Tmobile version. I'm going to try to switch out my microUSB cord and see if fastboot works then. I'm still trying to have some kind of hope that maybe it will somehow work and I can flash a custom rom. Currently, whenever I plug in my phone into any computer, (with drivers installed) it never even shows up in the Device manager so I'm thinking it's an issue with my cord. It charges the device only.
Or should I just sell this phone and get a different android phone where I can unlock the bootloader? lol
Thanks!
You can only flash stock based roms with a stock, unmodified kernel.
Fastboot will connect even with a locked bootloader, but the commands you can use are extremely limited and in your case you cannot do anything with it at all. Your USB cable is not the problem.
If you want to flash CM/PA/AOSP etc, then you'll have to buy a new device. The bootloader is non unlockable. Nobody has cracked the security yet and I don't think anyone is even working on it, to be honest.
Sony or T-Mobile will not unlock it.
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Hello can someone send me a link to the stock firmware to LT25i sony xperia V?
the 9.1.A.0.490 firmware, cant seem to find the original one (stock)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2132641
thx!
matt4321 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2132641
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thanks dude!
downloading it now, hope this is the stock one, the others i found wasnt the stock
sony's pc companion still doesn't support me for updating with pc companion
What can i do before it works?
zetto123 said:
sony's pc companion still doesn't support me for updating with pc companion
What can i do before it works?
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It should do. Please tell us the error you get. However, if you are trying to flash that ftf file you do not do it in pccompanion, you need flashtool
problem still comes
iam flashing with no problems with flashtool, and the ftf works fine on my phone, then i take it to sony pc companion and trying to update it with it.
then i get an error that custom firmware is installed
zetto123 said:
iam flashing with no problems with flashtool, and the ftf works fine on my phone, then i take it to sony pc companion and trying to update it with it.
then i get an error that custom firmware is installed
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OK, if you have unlocked your bootloader you can no longer use pccompanion.
That would have been explained when you went through the process of unlocking the bootloader.
is it possible to lock it somehow again?
zetto123 said:
is it possible to lock it somehow again?
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yes, search for relock bootloader xperia v
But your warrenty is void anyway now.
found one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092227
found one, and seems like it works.
*#*#7378423#*#* says that it is "Bootloader unlock allowed - Yes"
and it is now updating, think it works
thank you alot!
now i can finally get sony to repair my screen that they destroyed when i send it to them
zetto123 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2092227
found one, and seems like it works.
*#*#7378423#*#* says that it is "Bootloader unlock allowed - Yes"
and it is now updating, think it works
thank you alot!
now i can finally get sony to repair my screen that they destroyed when i send it to them
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Probably not. You have voided your warrenty when you unlocked and relocking the bootloader willnot hide that fact.
You gave them your IMEI number when you unlocked, and you modified your trim area (That's why you lost drm keys) and relocking does not restore the TA.
PS, No need to say thanks in a post, just use the button.
oh okay, so it didn't really matter that i reset it to factory, they will still just give me the same message...
damn Sony, i will never buy a phone from them again...
seriusly they destroyed my phone at their repair service, but now i just have to argue with them, don't think that XDA can help me with this anymore then done now.
zetto123 said:
oh okay, so it didn't really matter that i reset it to factory, they will still just give me the same message...
damn Sony, i will never buy a phone from them again...
seriusly they destroyed my phone at their repair service, but now i just have to argue with them, don't think that XDA can help me with this anymore then done now.
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well if sony broke the screen you may have a case to get them to fix it.
But it is very clearly stated that you lose warrenty when unlocking the bootloader. I think all carriers do the same (If they let you unlock at all, Sony are very good at this and this is why they have been voted xda's OEM of the year for the past few years because they are so Dev friendly)
You just need to read the fine print a bit more carefully I think
well i dont think that it's too clearly stated, when they write that you may void the warrenty, it doesn't say that i void the warrenty, only that i may void it.
hmm yearh, Sony isn't that bad at all, and their products work...
well think it will be alot easier now to talk with Sony about the problem now.
is there some way i should mark this thread as solved?
hmm now i get a new bug after i did this...
I can't install apps from google store, getting error 403.
zetto123 said:
well i dont think that it's too clearly stated, when they write that you may void the warrenty, it doesn't say that i void the warrenty, only that i may void it.
hmm yearh, Sony isn't that bad at all, and their products work...
well think it will be alot easier now to talk with Sony about the problem now.
is there some way i should mark this thread as solved?
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goto the first post and edit it, click on advanced and it lets you edit the title.
Good luck with sony
Hi,
I have a Xperia Z1 with 5.1.1 which rooted and flashed with XZDualrecovery. Bootloader is locked.
However, due to a problem; I need to send this device to Sony service center to replace the battery. The phone is still 8 months old and is covered with warranty.
Can someone please guide me whether if I do a software repair via Sony PCC, will it do any harm to the phone since it has been rooted and has custom recovery? Or can I do it in the normal way and restore the phone to it's stock recovery. Is there any precautions to be taken?
UnlimitedBB said:
Hi,
I have a Xperia Z1 with 5.1.1 which rooted and flashed with XZDualrecovery. Bootloader is locked.
However, due to a problem; I need to send this device to Sony service center to replace the battery. The phone is still 8 months old and is covered with warranty.
Can someone please guide me whether if I do a software repair via Sony PCC, will it do any harm to the phone since it has been rooted and has custom recovery? Or can I do it in the normal way and restore the phone to it's stock recovery. Is there any precautions to be taken?
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The bootloader is locked so there shouldn't be any problem..
I did it too months ago when I also needed to send it to service and I had no problems
UltraWelfare said:
The bootloader is locked so there shouldn't be any problem..
I did it too months ago when I also needed to send it to service and I had no problems
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Thanks for the reply. I have repaired it via PCC and the phone works fine.