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[Miscellaneous Android Development] HTPerformance:
Thank you!

It worked well!

Tricky to find the unlock code though...

Does not work with USB cable connected to PC even not accessing the phone.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jnrtwum:
I have been able to successfully obtain the unlock code, but my phone does not pop up with the window to key the code in.. The number code in the first post too doesn't work, the phone takes it as if I'm trying to place a call. Please help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Frenix27:
I have a samsung s5570, tried the first method but when i write "su" in command prompt i have permission denied. What can I do?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] remorema:
hey guys

any idea of where the code is found on galaxy ace style sm-g310hn

tried to use this method but seems like on this phone there is no bml5 s the code must be on one of the mmcblk's

any ideas ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AndroidSon:
Thanks man. Managed to unlock my Samsung Galaxy Mini T499Y
[Miscellaneous Android Development] paradoxiumwind:
Could use some help unlocking my Galaxy Ace S5830.

It's locked to Virgin Media, I don't have my original SIM but I have my mothers which was a Virgin SIM and I put that in and was able to get mobile data and make calls.

The two codes I could find in bml5.img were:

15362914

80460902

Not knowing which was correct, I tried both multiple times.

It says something like "USSD Code running" but then says "Connection problem or invalid MMI code”

I get the same “Connection problem or invalid MMI code” even when I dial *#7465625# to check if the phone is network locked.

#7465625*638*80460902#

#7465625*638*15362914#

So I was trying these, I read that adding , at the end can help, it didn't.

Tried restarting the phone a few times, checking service providers and it shows a list of about 4 but all but the one the SIM is for say (restricted), so it didn't work.

Tried a new SIM in it, still asking for unlock code when phone starts up.

Any ideas?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] you are:
hello i have a fatal probleme in the call

my phone is a (gt-s5570) it's not locked to the network and it's not the rom bad

i hav tried many solution like flash a new rom and change the sim many times and he failed

this is the probleme : :crying::crying::crying::crying: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-mini/help/call-problem-t3035832/post60751521#post60751521
[Miscellaneous Android Development] george911:
Hi Everyone , have an old i5500m locked to bell mobility and would like to unlock. do have the bml5.img file on pc but seems empty when opened in vim and file showing as 0kb size . what am doing wrong ? does there need to be a sim card in the phone ? Thanks for all the help !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] audit13:
Awesome. Worked like a charm on a Bell-locked 5560.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Tiger8010:
Thank you very much you're a genius and i feel better i done it by myself to unlock the S5570

Thanx again
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MJonXDA:
Hi everyone,

I'm confused. I managed to get the bml5.img off my phone and onto my PC. Then I used not one, but two different hex editors to see the .img file.

Put in the Hex string, and I just couldn't find the number. there's plenty of instances of 00000000, but they don't work (I'm not surprised). Is the file encrypted? I don't know. Here it is anyway. I know this thread is old, but I hope someone can still help me, which I'd appreciate very much. Perhaps there's a problem with the language on my operating system, because I don't see any of what you're seeing.

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MJonXDA:
Edit: Never mind. This is hard-blocked. Apparently the carrier to whom this ROM is supplied by apparently allows free unlocks of the phone after 9 months. This is DEFINITELY the case, so I'll go to the shop to get it done. Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sshuter:
Is it possible to apply this tutorial to Galaxy Ace 3? I've my phone properly rooted but I can't find bml5.img. I tried both folder with no success (/dev/block/bml5 and /dev/bml5).

Thanks in advance
[Miscellaneous Android Development] av3d:
Alternative method

I have a GT-i5500L from movinet with 2.1 frodo.

USB drivers with superclick failed, but the adb included worked fine, just copy the files to windows/syswow64

USB Drivers for win 7 64 I used are these:

Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x64

Superclick was a nightmare with my antivirus, even disabling them failed to root, other methods also failed, UNLOCK ROOT 23 did the job, install it on you computer no need to disable avast nor MS esential, do not install extra stuff like saving battery, click root and its done. You also get superuser installed.

Busybox for android 2.1 was hard to find, check rootedapk I used version 20, I installed it using ADB copy it to syswow64 folder and open cmd go to the folder and type ADB DEVICES enter, ADB INSTALL busybox.apk

Open busybox in your phone and click install, set superuser to authorize automaticly all apps

From google store I installed ES File manager, on the add ons install both, the root add on, and the network add on.

Since I had no free SD available, and all Hex Editors failed to work on my old android, (ES has a useless hex editor too) I used ES File manager to copy the btml5.img file to a network folder, then used xvi32 for searching the hex sequence containing FF+05+OO (not the one you have in this post) I found my code easy on the second "search" two pages down.

Dialing the unlock code did not work, I had to install a new sim and turn on the phone to get into the screen asking for the code.

---------- Post added at 12:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:54 AM ----------

Are you sure your file manager can handle root files? I had problems seen files in the root with the wrong app, folders were there but no files were visible.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] #Marc:
Hi, hard work, 3 days trying different things, but at least it works perfect for me with Method 2, Thank´s a lot.

Samsung ACE GT-S5830, Vers. 2.3.6

Had some problems to find the code, maybe this info helps someone.

In my case, searching for ....FF FF 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 i got something like

FF FF FF 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0A 30 78 30 31 66 62 61 39 64 63 20 20 30 78 30

ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ0x01fba9dc fba0e0

and I thought the code would be "01fba9dc" but later I saw I only could insert numbers and no characters so I searched for 8 numbers and I found something like this:

FF FF FF FF FF 36 38 36 38 36 35 30 34 FF FF FF FF FF.....

ÿÿÿÿÿ68686504ÿÿÿÿÿ

That´s it, Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] muskaria:
Worked good with my old s5570!

I'm kind of "amateur", so I had trouble with opening "Command Prompt" in the right folder, but a quick search on internet enlightened me (shift + right click on the folder, "open command window here").

I made all the steps, found the unlock code, but the phone said it was invallid, but i checked with *#7465625# and it appeared to be network unlocked, thanks! :victory:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TonganBoii:
Thanx bro works 100%... but I would like to add something if someone hasn't already... during the hex string search... just search for 00000000... after I searched that... the code came out instantly.... thanx again!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TonganBoii:
In your hex string search... search for "00000000" until u find 8 numbers in order that aren't 0's lol
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TonganBoii:
Oh btw... I opened the bml5.img using hex editor app on my non-rooted Samsung...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AlkaDragos:
Have you granted SU to application? You must grant super-user access to application then type the first command in app "su" and the line sign should change from "$" to "#"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mastereagle:
Yes i did, that's why i don't understand why did it says permission denied :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AlkaDragos:
Can you make a screenshot after you executed "cat" command with the "permission denied" text?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mastereagle:
I've done it! I made it! when i was repeating the process to take the screenshot to show you, i was finally able to extract the file and unlock my gt-s5660 with sucess! Thanks a lot for your help:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] fuhque2:
Thanks I managed to do it on a I5500 (as above but with win 7)

cheers again, those guys online that charge £20 pfffft... Long live XDA devs , now off to hboot root my desire s....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] 842m8s:
@ AkaDragos,

works on i5500, unlocked daughter's new i5500.

thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] olwe:
Thanks for this quick and easy tutorial!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] shacky12:
samsung gt-s5570

i got as far as the hex xvi32 i went through the whole thing but my unlock code show up in 00000000, and where do i put in the 0,s in the phone to unlock please help
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AlkaDragos:
I don't think that's a valid unlock code, search again more carefully. The unlock code window should pop-up when a blocked SIM it's inserted into phone, if you have a stock ROM of course.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] S0ci0:
I'm gonna try this on my sisters Gio in a couple of days, will report back with the result.

Thanks in advance for this nice tutorial :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DeXeS:
This did the trick on my Galaxy Gio s5660. Only thing different is that I found 2 codes instead of 1. I entered the first one and that one worked.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] shacky12:
tryed that too i just get 8 0,s when i put in the codes to see if phone is unlocked ,it sayes network unlocked yes and the rest is unlocked too, so why does my bell sim not work, same sim works in iphone, tryed a bunch of sim ,they dont work in the samsung gt-s55770,but work in other phones by the way this phone comes from overseas serive provider called fonic,trying to make it work with bell canada can somebody please help yes i am running stock rom 2.3.4 gingerbread
[Miscellaneous Android Development] roofrider:
lol...

in cm7 the unlock code was 00000000 :D

i'll try from stock
[Miscellaneous Android Development] xpect:
Thanks a lot for this guide. Worked without problems in Samsung GT-S5570.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mohamed3ali:
i have a galaxy young GT-S5360

i cant find the unlock code !!!

i'll join my bml5.img file if any one can help ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dimitrius1981:
Thanks for this guide!!!! It's works in my galaxy fit with the second method. I find the unlock code in my first search. I dismiss the other search because only returns 00000000

Nice :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ttocs99:
Hi ive teyed both methods and i cqnt even use adb everything is on asin jdk, sdk n stuff but it wont detect my i5500 anf on 2nd method it comes back permission denied my i5500 has cyanogenmod any help would be good
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rnscotch:
Just saved myself £10, just unlocked a new I5500 which was on 3.

To those that are seeing 00000000 try maximizing the hex editor window to full screen i was using it in window mode and was only seeing the 0000000 code once i went to full screen i could see the code as it was being hid in window mode.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ttocs99:
Sweeeeet
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ttocs99:
I cant get the file on terminal it say permison denied but the bml is stil transfered to the memory card? but what strange is the size of file is 0bytes?? Any help would be good and its a 3 network europa
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mohamed3ali:
Hello, i've tryed this many times but still can't find the unlock code

plz can't some one try to find ot for me, or confirm that my bml don't contain no unlock code

my network carrier dont offer or sell unlock codes !!!

thanks a lot
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ttocs99:
Just done mine if anyone geting permision denied insert a space after cat thats what i didnt do so i got tha error ;)

P.s extract bml5 on stock rom i done it at 1st wiv madteams cyanogen but got 8 0s
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pipefaxaf:
s5360

hey i have a s5360 and i can't find the code :s, i serch diferent's codes and i never find any thing :c help please
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Angelo2009:
Great Job!

Great!!! works in Samsung Galaxy i5500 Argentina :).. Thank You!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] quanta08:
Thanks mate, its works flawlessly on Samsung i5500 :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sedricmeister:
Worked very well on Samsung Galaxy Gio GT S5660, Android Gingerbread 2.3.3.

Steps:

1. Root

2. Step 2 of this tutorial.

I found the code on the first search in the .img file.

Thank You.

PS: Phone was blocked on Vodafone Romania.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] crispaul:
hi all,

couldn't unlock at first because it had a stock rom with hardlock, so had to flash with another stock rom and then unlock procedure was successful.

thanks a lot!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] steffabc:
worked straightforward on Samsung i5500 (locked on 3, just bought) and had to hit once F3 to find the code
[Miscellaneous Android Development] trx11:
Hi

I try unlock my Samsung Gio S5660

Android Version - 2.3.3

Rom - Original Vodafone Portuguese

I get the bml5.img and open Hex Editor xvi32

Put the string name and give a line without unlock code so the line below get a code 00000000000 i read if get this code I can unlock the mobile phone :eek:

h**p://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8310/giodcn.jpg

Is not possible Unlock it?

If anyone can help me find the unlock code? Please

Thanks for your time

________________________________________________________________

Solution

________________________________________________________________

I get the first search 000000000

And come here search help, but try searching again and find.

The solution is find, find and find is so simple

Ctrl+F and check if their a code is not do the same

Ctrl+F and check if their if not search again

Until apears the code between Y´s

I hope this my solution help the others.

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] guitarmaniatico:
Worked fine on a Samsung Dart T499

Man it works!!!!

I don't know how but you XDA guys rock!!!

Confirmed on a Samsung Dart T499 ... I think no one has confirmed on this device.

Clean same IMEI

Thanks a lot my friends at XDA and I wish you a Happy new Year!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bungaboy:
Thanks a bunch.

Worked fine for me (after I got over some self imposed stupidity LOL).

Samsung GT-S5660M from BELL Canada.

Android 2.3.4

Gingerbread.MUGKG3

Thank you for all your help.

Have a Safe, Healthy, Prosperous and Happy New Year
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cryback79:
It worked like a charm

My Galaxy Gio S5660 is now unlocked, thank you so much. It says the unlock code is incorrect, but simlock is off :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vldarad:
It works

I unlock my Ace S5830 with adb shell solution, it works.

Thanks for this:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wiilie:
Country: Ireland

Service Provider: Meteor

Samsung Galaxy Mini

Worked a charm. Nice simple instructions, good job!

Shame it took me 3 hours to find it :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] iuly1209:
worked, not so easy as i hoped . also to find the code try to modify the search options . at the beginning could not find the code at all . then i modified the search parameters direction and scope . try them all until you find the code

now the phone was from O2 . anyone knows how i can get rid of those application preinstalled by them ? in ''manage applications'' tab all buttons of those pre-installed are gray and you cannt do anything
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexobys:
Thanks !!

Sent from my blek krupuk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Jorsku:
Worked for me too, Android version 2.3.5.

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AlkaDragos:
Nice to hear that guys! I'm glad it works :)

Happy new year to you too! ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Freebee23:
GT-S5570 Unlocked!!!

Hi All,

This is my first post and I followed the instructions with a little detour to google for "SuperOneClick" tutorial and "Rooting Android 2.3.5" tutorial and now have an unlocked Samsung Mini. Had to copy the BML5.img file directly from the SD Card as using method 1 the file did not pull to my PC :confused:. (More than likely my BAD) Other than that it worked a treat.:D

Thanks a million OP and have a great 2012 to all.

Cheers,

Freebee23

Network Meteor Ireland

Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570

Android 2.3.5

Gingerbread
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chinoknot:
I have a Galaxy Ace, and I have the unlock code, but it worked just one time. In fact I was having problems with the battery (random off by the phone) so I try several rom (stock and custom) when I found the right rom, my phone was netwrok locked instead. So I try and retry with stock rom, the pop-up will not come out at the end, and using the code #7465...etcetc it says to me unsuccessful request. UFF! It depends by the rom? by the kernel? By what? With Galaxy Ace what rom did you used for unlocking?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nenad163:
I am on Telenor Serbia with 2.3.5 official rom from kies and the second method(don't have xp atm, i'm on OSX) worked like a charm for me, thx alot for all your effort to make this tutorial understandable (i was reading aprox 5 threads to find the most secure method for this to work).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] flakybandit:
wont unlock

Hi all first post everything thing was going fine until i tried to put in the unlock code it says its incorrect. the code is 39 31 38 30 38 31 36 39 ( search in the bml5 file and seen this number more than once) tried it twice incase i typed it wrong didn't wanna try again incase i locked it (like with pin code) using andriod 2.3.4 locked to yoigo spain any ideas?

thanks

its ok sorted now thanks stupid me was putting in the full 16 digit number not the 8 digits doh thanks guys
[Miscellaneous Android Development] :No-Frost::
Thanks mate, worked like a charm on a GT-S5570!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bikeydz:
Worked 100% for me to unlock Samsung GT-I5500 on 3. Thanks a lot :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] raul2100:
Hello,

Thank you for the tutorial! I hope this wont brick my phone!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Zehlek:
Please help, I find 01234567 and it doesn't work when entering the unlock code. If anyone can please look at my bml5.img file and see if you see anything different.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pakidermo5000:
Could not find the sequence FF FF .... 30 30 ... in your bml5 file. Maybe you've a hard locked phone.

The process works like a charm in my Galaxy Ace with Firmware 2.3.6

Just a curiosity, after entering the unlock code, a window saying Unlocking Code Incorrect appears, but it actually unlocked the phone.

Thanx !!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bowserm:
Just wanted to say thank you for this tutorial. It worked perfectly for my Ace 5830 locked from Koodo in Canada. I really appreciate the time and effort
[Miscellaneous Android Development] macleodpt:
It works really well!!!

Samsung Gio, Gingerbread 2.3.3 from Vodafone.

Unlock the same day i bought it!!!

Thanks XDA and AlkaDragos
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
Just wanted to confirm and say TY! This worked perfectly with my T-Mobile Samsung Dart SGH-T499.

Edit: Just to confirm, I used the stock image to unlock(required), but did compare the bml5.img on stock and CM7, and it gave me the same unlock code.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] neil122373:
This tutorial is useful for me. Thanks! But is there an update on what to do if phone is "Hard Locked"? Thanks again.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ryzkhov:
all good with s5660 gio

I've just tried method #2 with my new galaxy gio locked to Swedish Comvi.q.

I found this code useful when searching for unlock code, but I had to scroll up to find it:

FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

thanks for the method.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ergo911:
thanx

Worked for my 2 Galaxy minis and saved them from UK 3 network :) Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] t499user:
I'm sure that if a working soulution is found, it will be posted in the original post.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Alexban:
worked for me also! thanks!

Galaxy Mini S5570 , Orange Romania, Android 2.2.1 Stock
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kipic88:
In search of help

If you see this just contact me with a pm, i need to ask you something about unlocking telenor ace. Thanks

On Topic, very good tut, well described, nobrainer, foolproof. GL HF :)

Thank you AlkaDragos :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Mogodon:
Thanks for this. I registered just to say thanks. i was going to pay someone to do it for me. So thanks again. You saved me a few quid.

Phone - Galaxy Mini GT-S5570

Network - 3UK

Android Version - Android 2.3.4

:D

oh and i used the terminal emulator to unlock it. very straight forward it was too.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jdwis:
Thanks alot, this really helped me and I unlocked my Samasung Galaxy Mini.

Just as a help for others, even if you rooted your phone and say if you installed anyother ROM it is not much of a problem and not just necessarily need to go on stock ROM, of course stock ROM would be good idea but not really required if you cant find it.

I was testing couple of ROMs including CM7.2 and emanon, so I do not have access to my stock rom, luckily it worked on emanon rom v4 as well...

I changed my SIM, restarted the phone, got a blue screen mentioning (dont remember exact wordings) something similar to "Your Phone is PUK - SIM Locked" need to call customer service... etc ..etc..

then there was a place to enter the no, I did get the no as mentioned in 1st post from bml5.img...

and voila... it worked like a charm...

thanks alot... and hope my info would help others regarding ROM...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sik:
DEAR BUNGABOY....

Thank you for your encouragement.....

I have the same Samsung GT-S5660 from bell Mobile in Canada.

I am also looking at unlocking my phone.

Kindly personally advise me how to do it and the steps involved in loading the requisite software and then the steps.

i shall be grateful to you.

You may email me on my personal id .... sik100@yahoo.com

Shall look forward to your support

thank you,

Sanjeev
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ericthall:
I used Method 2 on 3 Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 w/Gingerbread DTKI4...

Worked easily and with no bugs or glitches...Thank You so much for simplifying the proccess.

I used string hex search of ff ff ff 30 ... and found my codes rather quickly ( once i noticed the first time the code numbers are in the second grid with all the yyyyyy's not in the ff ff ff ff side) LMAO

once i found it the first time the other 2 phones were a snap... spent 2 days looking first phone LOL and about 2 mins on the other 2 phones... maybe a little mention about where the numbers are...lol the screen shot you have is of the ff ff ff ff 30 30 30 side only...

ooops nevermind i see you did update it to show other side...AGAIN THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.:D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bodnartibi:
working

I used the method 2 solution! It working!

Galaxy mini with stock 2.3.4 ROM!

Thank you!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ekz13:
is there anyway to bring up the sim unlock screen without a foreign sim? I have only the one and can't figure out how to enter my unlock code.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TechnoZombie:
Just registered to say that it worked on a Galaxy Gio (GT-5660) but had to use the 1st method, as on the 2nd method the phone kept saying it couldn't find the file or write it. With the first method everything worked like a charm!

Specs on my phone:

Samsung Galaxy Gio GT5660

Android version: 2.3.5 GINGERBREAD.XXKS5 PORTUGAL TPH

Kernel: 2.6.35.7-perf.CL653753 root@DELL123 #1

Simlocked to: Vodafone Portugal

Thanks! :D

:cool: