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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] childsplay64:
I have a T mobile sim card on the way in the mail and it should be here by tomorrow or thursday. My service is locked to ATT. I thought my phone was rooted and unlocked until I put someone elses sim into my phone and went to a cell phone store that was going to charge me $60 to unlock my phone. I guess my root method didn't work. There are so many year old threads that I don't know which ones are useful and which ones will not leave me with a bricked phone.

So my questions are:

What is the best method of rooting and also having bootloader?

What is the best method to unlock my phone afterwards?

Can someone give me clear instructions?

:confused::crying:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] udupa82:
download flashtool 0.9 from the following link and you can root. unlock bootloader and flash Clock Work Recovery (CWM), busybox and anything else you want to...

But are asking about unlocking bootloader or unlocking SIM..??

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Sorry below is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanderstruck:
Flashtool is the safest way (and easiest by far) to root. You connect your phone in debugging mode and click the button por root and done.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aR_ChRiS:
Root=/=SIM unlock

Sent from my Nexus Prime (maguro)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
My wifes phone started to act up last night so I suggested that she reboot it. However, upon rebooting it just gets stuck at

the Boot Animation. Any ideas on how to resolve this? I guess I have to flash a new rom? I am also thinking of flashing it

back to stock rom is it possible in this state?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
try to wipe everything in recovery and reboot, If Fails, try flash a kernel .tar in download mode with Odin, If fails, than you have no choice but to go into download mode and Flash the ROM you want
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
I already tried to reflash a stock rom (XXJVT) via odin, then it worked initially, then it hangs... and when I restarted its again stuck at the

boot animation. Any ideas?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Do a clean Flash, Format SD cards, Factory Reset and Wipe everything in recovery before and after Flashing a ROM
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
Im sorry but I dont see Format SD Card in my recovery menu.

This is what I have in my recovery.

Android system recovery <3e>

Enter: Ok Key, SElect : Vol UP / Vol Down

reboot system now

apply update from sdcard

wipe data/factory reset

wide cache partition

--copying media files

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File exists)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard

your storage not prepared yet. please use UI menu

for format and reboot actions.

Media files copy failed.

#MANUAL MODE#

--Applying Multi-CSC...

Installed Multi-CSC

Applied the CSC-code 'KOR'.

Successfully applied multi-csc

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Format SD card and factory reset is done in menu> setting Storage and Privacy before flashing a ROM

try to flash the ROM again using Ezbase Recovery or GB Flash kit , link found in Collections for Android (my Signature)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
Thanks Ill give it a try again... btw, do i flash this via odin as well?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
your CSC says KOR, do you have a Samsung Galaxy S or Anycal Galaxy S?? Anycal is M110S and not I9000

yes all uses ODIN , but make sure what model your phone is
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
Yes I have Samsung Galaxy S I9000, btw when I tried to download EZBase I get a server not found error, but Im downloading GB Flash kit now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
I've downloaded GB Flash Kit and am trying to flash it via Odin but it seems that its stuck:

Here's the message from Odin

<ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Removed!!

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> PDA_XWJW5_Sbl.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> PHONE_XDJV1.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> CSC_OXXJVC.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Remove Ext SD card and Sim card , and always restart Odin , to try again , when using the Pit file, Partition is TICKED
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
I retried again, there is no Sim Card as I left it with the wife, and no Ext SD Card as well... went ok with

Odin, but then it rebooted immediately to recovery, and when I did Reboot System, its again stuck on

Boot Animation.

Ill be leaving the office soon, so i will continue this in my house, however, I dont have windows at the house...

any Odin alternatives LinuxMint?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
use heimdall, download the Rescue kit for i9000, contains complete package for linux

updated the Collections. check out Quick Solutions,
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heyyimnew:
Bro, you are not Cf-rooted. Tell us more about your phone so that you can get the correct clockworkmod recovery.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperdyne:
I had a similar problem. The solution I found that worked, based on a suggestion elsewhere, was to flash the new (stock) ROM twice in a row. Have no idea why this worked.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
The story on this phone is that I got it July of last year and somewhere in Feb/Mar of this year

I installed a CustomRom for the first time, SlimICS, then I gave it to my wife as I got a GalaxyNote.

Then about a week ago it started to act up, at first it keeps on rebooting, then it starts to

show a message after reboot that encrytion has failed and has to be factory reseted, my wife

just basically ignore the message and just reboot again... it worked for a while, then the other

day, it rebooted itself into recovery, and when booted everything is just amiss, forceclose everywhere

notification is missing... so I thought maybe time for a new ROM or something, so I decided to

bring it back to Stock GB Rom first... but even this I cant seem to accomplish.

Anyways I just tried to flash the package Rescue kit for i9000 suggested by xsenman from heimdall,

but still after rebooting, it goes to recovery with this error:

--Copying media files

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File exists)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Cant mount /sdcard

your storage not prepared yet. please use UI

menu for format and reboot actions.

Meida files copy failed.

--Wiping data...

Formatting /data

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblkOp2

Formatting /dbdata

Formatting /cache

Deleted Meta Data

Data Wipe Failed

Also if I may add, I cant seem to turn the unit off without taking the battery out, because it just keeps on going back to

recovery.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
had the solution for this added to Quick Solutions, just click Collections for Android below, scroll down and try it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysDroid:
You are boot looping because you don't have /dbdata. This seems to he normal when flashing back to stock. Do a search for a galaxy s dbdata.tar and flash it under pda in Odin. Thats what I have to do.

Good luck :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delphiguy:
Apologies for my late reply... I've tried doing all that is in your page but still no luck. I guess my wifes phone is bricked and needs to be

serviced by Samsung, I just hope it doest cost us much. Thanks for all the help.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Just purchased this from Amazon http://amzn.com/B0041RRORA and it works perfectly with the inductive cover from Verizon :D

I will post pictures tomorrow after work, but here are some pictures of the battery door on the device. They are $39.99 from Verizon, but I got 2 for that same price, they owed me big from past issues.

So total I spent $70 for the kit and I can charge 2 devices at once, so it's win win for me and my gf. Only downside is that non of my cases fit anymore :( going to have to see if I can find one that will be able to protect my phone and have the wireless charging capabilities.

[UPDATE] tested on Sprint S3, AT&T S3 and T-Mobile S3, they all charged just fine :)

A few better pictures of the pad charging the phone
[Galaxy S III Accessories] s0me guy:
that is pretty cool. :)

thanks for sharing.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flashcity90:
you can easily take it out and put it into other cases. i have mine in the otterbox defender and it works

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1820831
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Yea, I saw that. I was thinking of doing it. I'm getting the white otterbox or something with a little more protection.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flashcity90:
Go for it! def works great and wasn't hard to do. Just take your time.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
/sigh ...

Why does the Verizon GSIII and only the Verizon GSIII have to have 2 sets if pins for inductive charging while every single other variant available just has the 1?... I really wonder what's the difference is between the different pins by the sim splot and the pins all the GSIIIs have off to the side.

Thanks for the pics. Been wanting to see the pin out inside these Verizon backs.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
how did you measure where to put the Qi pad from the old cover to the new cover or did you just eye ball it?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
what's the difference? besides the obvious lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Well I'm doubting these covers will work on non Verizon GS3s seeing as only 1 set of pins would be connected to the device and not the pins at the bottom near the sim slot which are present on the black strip on the cover.

I don't know for sure as I really don't want to spend the money on something that may or may not work for my phone and none of the Verizons around me have it to go in and try. I would love to be proven it does work with the others. Samsung is taking too long releasing the official kit.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
I have a T-Mobile SGS3 and can get a AT&T version to test...my neighbor has a Sprint SGS3, I will test and report back :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
ILOVE YOU.....

no homo :P
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
very home ;P haha

I don't assume you also need me to check the international version of it, do you? lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
lol nah, but ty. ;)

If it works correctly with you T-Mo S3 it should work with my ATT S3 and more then likely the rest aswell.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flashcity90:
Once i pulled the wireless charger off of the verizon case. I turned my phone over put the wireless charger onto my phone and then just put the back of the otterbox straight onto the phone and charger.. when your peeling the wireless charger off the case if you go slow the tape will come off with it and then it will just stick straight to the otterbox.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Once I get home I'll post better pictures, but I tried T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T Galaxy S3 and they all charged fine with the Verizon Inductive battery cover :D

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Galaxy S III Accessories] v3rn:
It charges through the silicone and plastic of the Kraken too?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
AHHH!!! Awesome news!! Looks like I'll be lookin for these covers now.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] :
Where can you find the inductive back? Thanks
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
They have them at Verizon stores, they are pricey though ($40 plus $30 for the pad) I'm sure once they are more available, they will be cheaper. But it's worth it to me to not have to strain the usb port. Think I am going to make one for my car center console. I will post pictures if I ever get to it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] catfishbillyhere:
THANKS....this looks sweet. i might have to try this out. i always wondered that. how does the wireless charging work. I hope they add one with a flip case and one with a car mount. How cool would that be with a cig lighter port with wireless charging. Yah. thanks guys.. :cowboy:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
I wonder if the charge time varies or what if any difference the lower pins make on a Verizon vs no lower pins on non-Verizon GS3 o_O?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flashcity90:
I hav the verizon back on a sprint gs3. I think it charges faster wireless through my defender case than it does with the usb wire plugged into my macbook.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] RiPpeR_dUdE:
While this is a great concept idea, not very realistic unless you're hanging around the house with the charger.... I'm guessing for the majority of us who actually use the phone as a mobile device, cable charger it is.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flashcity90:
Well idk what you do on your phone but my battery lasts all day using facebook, twitter, instagram, slingbox and google music in my car. Once i get home and hit the bed i toss my phone on the wireless charger and open the laptop. So its good for me because i only need one charge a day.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rEVOLVE:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but none of the wireless charging mods (i did the Palm) remove your ability to use a cable charger. You now have two ways of charging is all. I bought Touchstone chargers for my nightstand and work desk. In my car I slide into my DIY charging dock which has a cable. Best of both worlds, baby!

Also I use a bumper case and that is able to protect the phones edges (and screen a little due to the raised lip).
[Galaxy S III Accessories] XoomZoom:
How much are the charging docks themselves? And where would one be able to attain one in Australia?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
I can send you mine, I am returning it since I don't like that I can't have a case on the phone. I'm doing the Palm Pre hack using the inductive battery door. It's $30 on Amazon, plus whatever shipping charges it would be to Australia. Do you have the back doors already?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] garyd9:
Tried to find the battery cover at my local verizon stores (corp stores) and none of them have it. They looked and it's apparently not available with 100 miles of my location. They say that it's not even available for fullfillment. I also can't find it on amazon.com.

FYI, here are the part numbers (from the verizon website):

ForBlue Cover Part#: SAMI535B-WLDR, For White Part#: SAMI535W-WLDR

Take care

Gary
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
If you need the white ones I can send you mine. I'm returning them on Monday when I get my Palm Inductive doors to do the hack myself. I need a case on my phone, I'm OCD about my phone.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] garyd9:
Sadly, I'd prefer the blue one (to match the phone.) I appreciate the offer, however.

Take care

Gary
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Alright, if you need to get the blue my local store has them in-stock :)

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bbolton_98:
I got mine locally, they said they had several. Located in Monroe,La. They can sent it to you.

If I can help in anyway let me know. Mine rocks.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] nlanter95:
Lmao, im on the phone with a verizon store right now and she's telling me they don't exist for the Galaxy S3 yet. I ordered the Charge pad posted in the link though, thanks! :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
anyone have a link of a place where I can get the cover? I owuld like REd like the AT&T one, but Blue will be just fine. i saw here that its part number SAMI535B-WLDR but can't seem to find it in stock anyplace.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] wildpig8:
Hi!

I was wandering, does this verizon inductive cover works with other charging pad like Powermat/Engenizer or Duracellpower mat.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Well if you looked at the Amazon link I posted and saw the pictures I posted you'd see I was using the Energizer Qi charger. I haven't tried the Powermat or Duracell one, but I wouldn't pay $80 for the Verizon charging pad since the one I purchased was only $30 and it charges 3 devices at once.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] davidbrownds:
I have a Powermate Charger. I will stop by my verizon store and see if i can pickup a back and I will let you guys know if it will work.

Dave
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Product F(RED):
My i9300 has them on the side where they're shown on the cover. Verizon's is on the bottom. It's annoying that if you want to use this, you'd need to A) Not use a case and B) Be ok with Verizon branding on the back cover.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] seanvree:
I can't find the charging door anywhere. Went to a few Verzion stores and they said they were all out. I'm surprised you can't buy them aftermarket somewhere? When is T-mobile going to have a solution?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] axel06:
Charger

Why don't you guys use the Palm Touchstone charger. It works with the Palm door and can be bought on ebay for $9.00 new...trust me, it works!

And the really cheap procedure is to buy the Palm Pixi door and remove the terminal set up, use 2 thin wires. But remember, the polarity is reversed: down to up and up to down connectors. I got the Pixi door for $5 (new) on ebay as well. The sgs3 back door can still be used (very slight bulge)!!

Please thank me!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
it takes a little more work then i have the time or experience for.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
That's correct unfortunately :(

T-Mobile isn't getting these, the Samsung official one is supposed to come out next month without branding.

I'm already doing this, I've ordered 2 doors and 2 touchstones for $16, should have them this week, that's why I'm selling my doors and my energizer pad. If I can't sell them I'm returning them this week as well :)

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Galaxy S III Accessories] steveim:
does wireless charging charges the phone fast?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
The charge rate seems the same to me, I have been using the wireless charger for about 2 weeks
[Galaxy S III Accessories] alee:
Does it hold the SGS3 with the Verizon door when you drop it on the Touchstone?

If so I'm getting a zillion of them.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
got a question about the inductive cover on phones that are NOT Verizon. so, I know the Verizon one has 4 connectors , and the non Verizon phones have 2!. now, i read the Verizon instructions and it mentions that is has its OWN seperate NFC antenna! does the second set of connectors for the NFC? will a phone with NFC that is not a Verizon will it have working NFC? anyone able to test?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Product F(RED):
NFC is a chip inside the phone; what's on the battery door would be an antenna dude.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
I know the chip is, and I also know that that the Antenna lies in the battery, but this door seems to have it's own NFC antenna built into it, but the contacts don't lead to anything on a NON Verizon phone.

so what I am asking, is there anyone with a Non Verizon phone that has tried an NFC purchase or something. I am going to rtry it later when i get a chance.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Cdjones187:
Correct. Both the phone and the battery have an NFC chip. You do not need a NFC battery to use NFC. But I'm sure having an NFC battery aids in tag detection, some batteries may interfere but I cannot say for sure.

I personally do not use NFC. Its just not very popular yet, though I did get some samsung techtiles, yet to do anything with them. Going to try to do a combo of tasker and nfc here soon though.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Breezer23:
Will this charge if you have a thin case or is it a bareback only feature?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
I have seen people charge through some of the thin cases.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kms108:
@op

may be you can change the title, the korean S3 LTE version does not work with the verizon wireless charger, the battery cover won't fit.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] pdubya:
Has anyone tried the new back in a car dock to see if their phone still fits?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
Just got mine, seems to work fine! it charged a lot faster then i expected with the Energizer 1 phone pad that I got. have not verifed that the NFC worth thu it since there is only 1 connection on the battery of my AT&T phone and there are 2 connections for the Verizon battery cover. (I think one is an NFC antenna connection)

I will come back and confirm.

Eaton
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
FYI, and update

so YES the wireless charging DOES work on my AT&T phone, but since there is a NFC Antenna and no connections to it, the one built into the battery is not strong enough to penetrate it.

I was able to get it to work only Once at a Meijer gas station, where I got mad and then just took the cover off and it worked fine without the cover.

so according to the instructions on the Verizon cover , there is an NFC antenna , and just by dective reasoning that second set of connectors are for that, witch the aT&T and the International version does not have. :(
[Galaxy S III Accessories] polska2180o:
Where can I get one of these covers?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Ahhh, so thats what the lower pinout is for.

Verizon Stores
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcochapita:
i saw the website and i could not find the inductive cover for s3 :(
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Kirkenjerk:
Does Verizon sell the wireless mats as well or is it just the backplate/cover?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] garyd9:
It appears that they pulled the wireless charging back cover off of their website. As well, they only appear to be available in-store in some regions. So far, I haven't found ANY third party selling them.

Oddly, verizon lists this charging PAD as an accessory for the sgs3, but not the charging cover. I wonder what would happen if I bought the pad and called to complain that it doesn't work with my phone...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
How so?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jakealex2:
Will this work with an extended battery?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
Definitely confirmed that NFC does not work on an at&t phone with this back. I tried at McDonalds, i wonder how they will get the international version to work with nfc and that back

== Yea.. I tapped that!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marcochapita:
maybe they cant get it to work thats why they dont speak dates of realease.lolol. i search on ebay thats where i bought most of the thing for my galaxy S3 but they dont have nothing there :( not even the chinese that are so quick to put things there cheap.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eatonjb:
yea, Verizon gets it, but then they disable it for most of the good stuff anyways! I am starting to hate all these guys. its like they can't think 2 steps ahead!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mionky:
I have the verizon inductive back with the energizer charger and couldn't get it to charge more than 85%. What could be the problem?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tdperry:
As long as the extended battery is the same size as the original. :p

TAPPED in on my (now unlocked bootloader) Verizon S3

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The charging pad? My Verizon one charges to 100%.

TAPPED in on my (now unlocked bootloader) Verizon S3
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DroidGnome:
I'd like to know this as well as....

1) Are there any issues with using NFC and the 'pixie' guts?

2) Is there a link or instructions someone has on how to properly install the pixie guts into the S3 device properly? (I saw something about backwards wiring??)

Looks like a great option if I can use it without interfering with NFC, it sticks to the touchstone (and doesn't slide off) and if I can figure out how to wire it.