yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopito_cc:
So... come from Yoigo (Spain) and seems to be SIM unlocked by default :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] judapa:
It worked perfect for me. I had to copy again nv_data.bin.MD5 and nv_data.BIN again, and it worked perfectly. THanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruno Rodrigues:
Doubts

Hello Cristian,

I tried but I didn't worked. I didn't understand the step "The nv_data.bin owner : radio and rwx rights (700)", between step 3. and 4. And, yes, my phone is rooted.

Thanks for any input.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccernescu:
Efs Backup+Extract files+change file owner and rights

Bruno,

faddys123,

marmotz,

It would have been easier using adb shell and unix commands but here is another way to achive that ...

See details attached for

"The nv_data.bin and nv.data.bin.md5

owner : radio

rights: rwx (700)"

(after nv_data.bin 01 to 00 change)

In this attachement

0. EFS_Pro - an easy way to backup (in case you don't feel comfortable using unix commands)

To be installed on your computer - should be straight forward...

1. Install from Market (Play Store) SSHDroid (Berserker).

Connect you phone and your computer to the same wi-fi network

Start SSHDroid -> Root_ON

Address (like) 192.168.1.104

port 2222

2.Install_Winscp_(attached) to your computer and Login using

ip / port from step 1

user : root

password :admin

3.Go to " /efs " folder using WinScp as in the pictures attached

WinScp_ChangeOwner_and_Rights_1

WinScp_ChangeOwner_and_Rights_2

NOTE : This "owner and rights change" should be done also for nv.data.bin.md5 after the "5.Change_nv.data.bin.md5_with_value_from_Step4_copy"

- previous post

Hope this clarifys the process.

Let me know if you get stuck at some point (skype ccernescu).

Good luck !

Have a nice day !

Cristian Cernescu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
Does this work?

There is an app on the market galaxy s unlock by helroz and in the what's new it says galaxy s 3 works but there is only one command block can someone check it out haven't got my GS3 yet
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beautyangel:
Help guys. Cant sim unlock

to ccernescu and marmotz

Rooted phone. Super Su, Busy Box pro, CWM 3.60, OMEGA ROM.

with ES file explorer or Root explorer.

Follow instructions : yes.

With Root explorer

System EFS Folder : system root (R/W)

nv_data.bin Change owner

owner 1001-radio

Group 1001 - radio or what ever else, IN GROUP i have 0-root, 1000 system

1001 radio....... 1015 sdcard_rw (I Do not HAVE 755) I even dont know where to find (755) and what does it mean.

nv_data.bin change rights to rxw rw- rw- on system and in sd card didnt give me any permission. EVEN ROOTS (R/W).

BACKUP DONE.

I Open (nv-data.bin) directly from system or a copy from sd card with (Hex Editor.apk) on android system

I DONT HAVE (00181460)

I HAVE 00181455 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff

I HAVE 0014145e ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff

I HAVE 00181467 ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 51 a8

What to do guys. I just feel going in desrt without Water and shoes.

I can pm or upload my original nv_data.bin and nv_data.bin.md5

Android Version 4.0.4

AP : I9300XXALF2

CP : I9300XXLF2

CSC : I9300EURALE1 (is it possible to change this one???)

Kernel 3.0.15-Siyah-s3-v1.0.1

Build number

omega 5.1 - XXALF2

am on SFR france network.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Hello guys. I feel lazy to type the commands myself.

When I'm lazy like that I tend to write an application that does it for me :D

So, question is would you like an application that does that for you?

Note: I didn't checked yet on Market if there's one already available.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beautyangel:
+1 here supercurio

1000000000000000000000000X Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Buddy.;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chewee91:
Gros (big) +++++++ 1 :cool:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Alright! I started writing code for the unlocker app.

I don't know yet if the method will work on my device because... I really will unlock it with the app only :D

Cristian, be sure I'll credit your work inside the app. Is it based on other people study and analysis I well? I'd like to credit everyone who worked on this ;)

Also, please tell me how you want to be credited.

Note: the app will be open source and I hope people will contribute to it if new unlocking method surfaces.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chewee91:
Very very good news for us... :cool:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Oh wait there's already an app doing that?

But it doesn't work?

Please let me know :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helroz:
Yes i work.on an update for galaxy s unlock. In 5-6 days it's ok (don't have the time for this^^).

I don't see the md5 in the logs, good work :)

But i have a little problem i use the shell commands in the apk and the i9300 is not really fast, it's slow for execute it... 5min for i9300 vs 30s for i9100 ..... with the same commands.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Salut helroz :) Hehe encore un Français!

So as I want to SIM-unlock my device I finish the app & publish it with source and you'll be free to grab the code once released of course (app license will be WTFPL)

note, it won't need busybox or anything, just short & simple java code.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iphdrunk:
Thanks :-) the solution was SOOOOO obvious that I am still banging my head on the wall, specially after seeing in the log MD5 "foo" does not match "bar". It is one of those "Doh!" moments
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kisame94:
Hi

Thank your to ccernescu and marmotz.

For me ccernescu's method" didn't work but the "marmotz's method" worked perfectly.

Concerning the ccernescu, I didn't know how to do this step:

"The nv_data.bin owner : radio and rwx rights (700)"

because when I change rights of that file, It turn into "root root" and not into "radio root".

I have two questions ccernescu and marmotz:

1. How do you change the rights of the different files? Which app do you use?

2. Do you know how to connect the GS3 to the PC as a hard drive (I use Ubuntu)?

Thx.

PS: +1 pour helroz et supercurio :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Alright.. app won't require reboot :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
cool you making an app then ? btw the other one doesn't work

if it works ill love you forever ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Love is overrated. I just write it coz I need it :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beautyangel:
Supercurio Merci champion, Helroz thx champ.

Thx both saviors.;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
Frenchies are in da house !!!!

i wrote an article on my blog in french to explain all commands: http://totalement.geek.oupas.fr/article/2012/06/18/desimlocker-son-samsung-galaxy-s3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
me too :P

---------- Post added at 02:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:23 PM ----------

thanks when translated to english makes a load of sense :) also is that all from the phone it's self?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
Yes, all is from the phone with 2 reboot :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kisame94:
Hi,

I take a look to your blog, marmotz.

It's a very good tutorial, very clear, very detailed.

It ansewered to almost all my questions. It true that I still don't know how to connect my GS3 as a hard disk, but I don't still need it to unlock the phone.

Thank you very much.

PS : Allez les bleus :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Okay.. now finding the md5 in the log programmatically.

Quick quick quick! i have so many things to do ^^
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
for some reason i have nothing in the efs folder, might be becuase i tried the galaxy s 2 unlock but dind't work, also can't change permission that option doesn't show on any of the folders in es file explorer
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
your explorer must have root access !!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
i only have 181467
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
Search "01" just after a long serie of "ff" and change it to "00"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
taht hex number has ff ff 01
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
On the left, you have the adress of the left byte.

So if you have:

181467 ff ff 01

=>

181467 = ff

181468 = ff

181469 = 01

just count to the 181469 adress, you must have "01" and change it to "00"

or wait supercurio application !!!!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Nah, my app is just vaporware like many others and I'll release in 1 year instead. Do the hard work yourself :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baryyt:
Can someone make a youtube video? Im confused lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faddys123:
YESS success :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Alright app is working and unlocked my phone :)

Now lets refine it a little.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruno Rodrigues:
Cool

I was about to try again with hex editors and all that stuff, but I prefer to try your application. Good job Supercurio!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sxi200:
Don't need this app as my phone is unlocked but appreciate your work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
Will it be done today? :)

Good work..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Oh yeah I guess.

I'm a little more distracted now that my phone is unlocked but still, I should release it soon :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helroz:
Sorry for french, just one time:

Oui Curio, encore un francais :)

Je suis pas programmeur, je simplifie la chose avec la busybox mais le java est bien meilleur.

Sinon sans indiscretion une chose qui m'interesse, comment tu t'y prends pour relancer le dossier efs sans reboot? Car a la limite on arrive a modifier tout par x moyens differents mais le reboot sert a faire reverifier le dossier par le telephone (jamais testé de passer par le mode avion par contre).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Dead easy, I kill rild process, which is re-spanwed automatically.

It does just the same thing as if you reboot.

You'll see the final source code is pretty short, and also very fast.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helroz:
Ok thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
good, looking forward to it would be nice to have an unlock app tonight :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Yeah I just need to make it solid enough before releasing anything as it will be used by a lot of people very fast.

And as it's root & efs... caution is required.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
:confused: ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blubbhome:
Take your time Sir (especially if you like soccer :))

... and thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beautyangel:
Woooooooooorking thx Marmotz and all friends

Am happppppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Working dude. Marmotz and All devs, Friends, members U ALL KICK ASSSSSSSSSSSSS. " Ooooh bordel de merde je suis Heeeeeeureux" "Ooooh Damn Am happpppy";);););););)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
Hope this will be ready for the morning :P
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
And I hope I'll release it before going to sleep as well, and return to Voodoo Sound ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
:D Good stuff ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Here we go!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simunlock
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccernescu:
Some unlock story ...

I've seen this and I put the solution (I've applied it successfully to several phones since almost 2 years ago...S1 -now the difference is the extra step-md5 value replaced) ->

After seeing the solution proposed by me and confimed by armandsx (after by Astrofrigo , blubbhome , faddys123 , Guillaume2x , judapa , micke7 , rroronoa , supercurio... ) it is said that it doesn't work and THE SAME SOLUTION is proposed?!

I've put the requested details in second post /pack with pictures and details how to do it.

beautyangel it is a known fact(since Éclair/ Froyo - Galaxy S1) that the lock sequence might shift (for Network lock/Network Subset Lock/SP Lock and CP Lock) .

Don't be affraid to change one bit from 1 to 0 just search after SSNV and after, the first sequence 01 00 00 00 00 will be the lock what you are looking for .

Wost case it doesn't work and you'll replace it with the backup file .

No need to worry.

That is the advantage of doing it manually (which I preffer) instead of using an app that is SUPPOSED to unlock your phone.

You (will) know exactly what was done and you can think twice if nv_data.bin for example looks different.

As for "CSC : I9300EURALE1 (is it possible to change this one???) "

Yes it is , you'll have to use odin but we will go into another topic for this...

To sumarize in 2 steps what is needed to unlock S3:

1.Change Network lock from 01 to 00 (nv_data.bin)

2.Copy the md5 value generated in the nv.log to the nv_data.bin.md5 file.

That's it !

That's the solution discussed here !

The rest...(more or less relevant) details ! - what's the color of your tool ? ...

So ,I spent time taking print screens and building an "unlock kit" for you guys to end up with somebody bragging with the solution posted by me ?!

I'm not saying nothing about this ...

What I do say is :

I tried to help you in my short free time and I notice that it wasn't that apreciated.

This might be my third and last post so for me might not matter anymore but for the xda community acting like this is not going to be benefic.

Good luck !

Cristian Cernescu
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdogguk:
Supercurio you hero!

If each person who downloads this buys you a drink you'll not be sober for may years! I :cool:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Hehe fortunately I don't drink (at all) so no worry!

I just implemented the document solution, and I'm happy to have been able to do the initial implementation in only 1 day.

It unlocked my phone (.. many times during the dev) so I'm happy about that too.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdogguk:
I've passed on the link to my friends who have been eagerly awaiting an unlock solution that is simple. Thanks again mate :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmotz:
Where can we read the source code?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beautyangel:
ccernescu millions of thanks SIr

U R A KING ccernescu , All your instructions Working great, Thx for marmotz translating the method. THANKS TO ALL OF U. SUPERCURIO Buddy U TOO R DOING AN AMAZING JOB. GUYS ONE THING U MUST KNOW. U ALL ROOOOOCKS HERE. AMAZING GUYS AROUND.;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chewee91:
@supercurio: very great job! Works fine... ;) Thank you !!!!!!! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laporte2001:
Supercurio you're my hero!

I just bought you a beer, but you can choose whatever you prefer ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Supercurio (François) is a legend.

Sure I just ordered a S3 to replace my S2 purely on the basis that voodoo sound will be supported on the S3.

Looks like i should now also be able to sim unlock it with ease. WIN
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Supercurio how are you personally finding the audio performance of the S3 so far?

Just curious on your opinion as I love my S1 with Voodoo Plus.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
It became my music player.

Preparing a review! And Voodoo Sound.. Late :eek:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djglenn1337:
Cool, thanks for the reply, looking forward to having an all in one phone / music player again!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
The link doesn't work anymore?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
I might have pushed the wrong button by accident ^^ Thats strange. It should will be back in a few minutes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 10076757:
he supercurio, when are you gonna release the voodoo display for the s3?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
In a period of time between 1 and 31536000 seconds.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IIIIkoolaidIIII:
The link isn't working for the dude. Just station g not found? Has it been removed or not fully published/?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DannyBoii3k:
Back up and working perfectly :) Cheers Supercurio ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruno Rodrigues:
Hello Cernescu,

I would like to thank you for effort. You spirit it's the right one and don't think that we aren't thankful of what you did. I tried your method and I failed - my lack of expertiza - and then I prefered the easiest method, the app of Supercurio.

Let me offer you a beer to you both: Cernescu and Supercurio.

Thanks again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccernescu:
Thank you ! :)

Francois , regarding credit section from the apk , your own words , from twitter ,would be suffice.

"Reminder about Voodoo #GalaxySIIISimUnlock: It's based on elegant @ccernescu method."

Thank you !:cool:

Thanks . :D

Bruno , got the beer , thank you very much ! :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Yes about that, I was puzzled about credits, because a follower pointed me txlibre publication, and his method publication was preceding your post by several hours.

Why I chose to link his thread instead, also because he's crediting all the previous other authors back from the Galaxy S days.

I mean I'm not crediting the step-by-step explanation but the method instead.

Maybe you arrived to the same conclusions, thinking the same thing at the same time (but later), that's possible!

Me, I just want to provide good quality credits to the people who actually did the research work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danb21t:
Hi All,

Just a first message to say thank you to everyone on this thread.

I managed to flash my firmware to remove the carrier bloatware/branding, root, and also sim unlock.

I used a mixture of Winxp and Debian to complete the above tasks.

The developers on here are genius.

Many thanks.

Danb21t :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 10076757:
thats a year to my knowledge. am i correct :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] motorsportgod:
thanks! downloaded and ran app. unlocked-! awesome.

sent from either my rooted ICS Tablet S or Rooted and de-bloated blue sgsiii
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techspy:
Can anyone tell me if supercurio's app works on the US (ATT) version with the different processor etc? Also, any way I can download the app directly? I don't have my S3 yet and want to make sure I grab it before it disappears :) but Google Play wont let me because "none of my devices are compatible"

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxterc:
After installing Voodoo Galaxy S III, it says "SIM Lock: inactive", but the phone still refuse to accept other carriers. All locks are off except "Network Subset Lock", which states as ON.

If I try to call any number, a message appears stating "Not registered on network".

After every reboot it asks for "SIM network unlock PIN".

I suppose this is caused by the network subset lock, is there any way to unlock this?

Carrier: Telenor (Norway)

Model: GT-I9300

Baseband: I9300XXLEF

ROM: Omega v5.2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
I don't know but if someone study & find a reliable solution on this other aspect I'll automatize this unlock as well in the app.

Sorry I'm too busy to work on unlocking methods myself (and just selfish: goal was to unlock my own phone ;))
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxterc:
Understandable ;) I'll see if I can research this if no one else can come up with a solution.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silver-slim:
Hi all, im a bit suprised by this as ive a S3 from O2. I ran the voodoo unlock app only to be told that the simlock was inactive :confused: I expected it to be locked, I tested it with a 3, a t-mobile uk and orange sim and all worked fine.

im happy it was already unlocked but is this normal for the O2 handsets?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tremblingwater:
Hey Super and the rest of the guys

Dont know if it would be possible, but would it be possible to get the apk of the app?

Thanks everyone for making it possible to unlock.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxterc:
Here ya' go!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tremblingwater:
Thanks mate, ever so much!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Oh come on!

Do some people read App descriptions and conditions sometimes?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simunlock

Or is that not clear enough?

It's a root app, doing potentially dangerous stuff, requiring immediate update if an incompatibility issue (like with a future OTA) is discovered.

That's why I strictly forbid anyone to allow the download of it from the Google play or my server.

http://dl.project-voodoo.org/apps/VoodooGalaxySIIISimUnlock.apk

Also, in general it's not because an app is free or open source than it allows to do whatever with its binary form.

Seriously guys. Read.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejt2000:
Yes i am surprised too, My SGS3 from O2 was sim locked i tried a sim from 3 and it was locked, the ran the voodoo unlock which worked a treat.

Thanks given
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Freestyle111:
Dang, it seems like there are several savvies that can teach newbies on how to unlock phones. To tell you the truth I have been wanting to learn how to approach this from scratch to modify the code. Maybe I'll start a new topic
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxterc:
Really sorry :( Lesson learned
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supercurio:
Ok thanks for your quick reaction.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonasponas:
good guide, but something went wrong for me...

Hey dude.

great guide even though i did all this and it didnt work for me. network subset lock is till ON.

a strange thing though.. i didnt find any "original md5" in the nv.log but when i searched i found a "orignal md5" does it matter that the i is missing? it was not in the bottom of the log either, but in the middle. Is it possible for you if i send you the files and look over them to see if i did things right?

thanx again for the guide though :) from another frustrated Norwegian TELENOR costumer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moleshome:
Anyone?

Not impressed that it's gone from being told on the phone that I'd have it today to it now showing as "Awaiting stock". If I'd known they were going to mess around like this I could have had one from any number of places by now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex Charles:
Unlucky. Most things I order are delayed from them so I tend to get mine from elsewhere nowadays .

I do know that the blue ones have been delayed somewhat though .(not just for play) but it should arrive in the next week or so...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psp888:
Ordered blue from play, but obviously not shipped, same as everyone else.

I'll keep my order with play as they have the best deal, free case and screen protector.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bortak:
Yes many times, they offer a good service.

I'm guessing you got the blue? (by "got" I mean pre-ordered) nobody is getting the blue yet, or at least a lot of people aren't. Samsung had to make 600,000 recalls due to a faulty back cover.