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[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Well I would think so, (why would Sony give an unlock code if the phones not unlockable?) But if you can backup your TA before unlock I would as it may save you.... I have not done this so It might brick your phone but this is purely your decision if you want to take the risk, but you will also save alot of r800a owners this headache and questions, but I don't know proceed at your own risk
[Xperia Play General] joshyc5:
Heh, I don't think it's working tbh. I can only get a prompt for the bootdownload drivers, so I don't think I can get into fastboot :/
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
You can get into fast boot if you download the latest sdk from Google and Sony drivers and replace them and fast boot should work
[Xperia Play General] joshyc5:
Doesn't work, I can't even get into fastboot, only download mode(back button) so I can't even install the fastboot drivers.
[Xperia Play General] Leraeniesh:
This method will only work if your fast boot is unlocked and usable, which is on factory unlocked r800i and all r800x models.

If you own a r800a/at, or a r800i from a subsidized carrier, you will need to use the test point method.

Sent from R800x
[Xperia Play General] joshyc5:
Kind of figured that, just never tried because I didn't think they would send unlock codes to locked devices.

Oh well.
[Xperia Play General] Vyse2k3:
OK...

Hey folks, hoping someone can point out what obvious thing I must be doing wrong.

I have the phone plugged in to the computer. When I run the getvar version command it returns the expected response. When I enter the oem unlock command the process fails. I've tried it more than once and made sure I didn't have any typos in the unlock code Sony provided. I'm using the Sony usb drivers. I tried copy/pasting the key directly as well as typing it in manually.

Just to be more specific here's the response I get after running the unlock command:

(bootloader) Unlock phone requested

FAILED (remote: oem unlock failed!)

finished. total time: 0.006s

Any idea what I'm overlooking here?
[Xperia Play General] darkharbinger81:
Samr problem I'm getting soin as I figure it out I eill be glad to let you kno
[Xperia Play General] Jurellz:
So I have a friend who has a Cspire Play and I think it's R800x and its unrooted on stock and after like a month or so it starts boot looping. He sends it back, get another one and that one does the same thing in about the same time interval. I've been watching this forum for some while and was reading about the locked boot loader issue. So if its locked does that mean you just can't install Kernels? but since its unlockable you can install kernels without a issue and if the rom is bug less it won't have issues? I just want to know what's the benifiet of having a unlocked boot loader before I root it and put stock ICS on it . Thanks in advance
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Yes all of your theory is correct locked can't flash kernels and if its a r800x then its unlockable and bug less means every little thing is working
[Xperia Play General] Jurellz:
It started bootlooping today, and be aware its on stock and never rooted. Is it a way I can root it and flash a rom while its bootlooping? its a cspire play also
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Well if you flash a kernel that has a recovery you can restore that way but your not rooted so I don't think it will help. your only way might be to restore with a .ftf
[Xperia Play General] 216Monster:
With an Unlocked Bootloader you can install root in recovery on Any rom/firmware, also you can install a rom as well recovery no matter how the device is acting, bootlooping is only when attempting to boot the /system and it encounters an error, booting recovery happens before the system starts up.

Sent from my Xperia Play™
[Xperia Play General] Jurellz:
Hmm. Can I unlock the boot loader while its boot looping and I was reading someone else flashed that file on a cspire play and they was left without 3g and stuck on Verizon activation . But I wouldnt have to deal with that if after I .ftf just unlock boot loader , root, flash another rom and everything would work regardless of me being on cspire? Also thanks cause you guys are VERY ! HELPFUL.
[Xperia Play General] mtchwill:
After unlocking the bootloader I turned my phone back on and forgot about it. I checked it a few minutes later and it had downloaded an ota update and then turned off.

I can't get it to turn back on now. Whenever I press the power button it vibrates but nothing happens. If I hold the power button it starts to vibrate every few seconds but that's it.

I know it said not to except any updates so I'm worried I bricked it. Any way to fix it?
[Xperia Play General] brsingr:
Am I reading this thread right?.R800x users can finally get their BLs unlocked w/o having to pay $24? I've been using stock sonce I got this phone at the end of feb and have contemplated unlocking it for a while now.
[Xperia Play General] eksasol:
Use flashtool to flash the stock ftf file.

Yes.

Sent from my Nexus (AOKP 4.2.1)
[Xperia Play General] alfadown:
My "rooting status" is missing, is there any other way?
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
Doesn't matter if it's not there. Verizon did that on purpose, so miss-informed users like you would think it's not possible to be rooted and unlocked. Rest assured, you can still do both.
[Xperia Play General] xoleras20099:
How would I do this on an r800at?
[Xperia Play General] Techniques:
You pay.
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Well seems like you damaged the TA contact a Pearson who unlocks boot loaders and ask for a boot loader repair
[Xperia Play General] beez1717:
I hope like everyone else that this means that we will finally see more CDMA ROMs. This would be very nice. Now why is it that so many devs feel that it isn't worth it to work on CDMA? We love our phones too ya know.
[Xperia Play General] Leraeniesh:
We already have great JB and ICS ROMs with almost all features working perfectly.

What more do you want?
[Xperia Play General] wenchipoo:
Hallelujah, you just answered the question I've been wondering about all day. I looked to see if it was there on my device, it was totally missing, but I proceeded to enter my MEID on the Sony Website and I got the unlock key emailed to me. I had no idea if it would actually work or not, I even called Sony XPERIA support earlier today, asked them and they were clueless. They said I'd probably have to pay to unlock, but you totally rock in confirming the fact I CAN unlock my device.

THANK YOU.
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Yea don't worry as it was the same way on mine but I'm unlocked for free now
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
So, the X is finally getting some love. I guess why it's called the x. It's the girlfriend no one cares about :D

Well, was. Now it's getting some long deserved freedom.
[Xperia Play General] Jurellz:
I've unlocked and rooted my cspire play and im sitting on Verizon stock firmware and can't get past this activation. OMG SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME !!!
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
Hahaha not to be rude or anything but when you say "the x" it reminds me of the HTC one x

---------- Post added at 01:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:09 PM ----------

You can flash like the UK firmware and you should be able to use the phone
[Xperia Play General] genetic608:
Finally unlocked!

It worked perfectly by following the instructions on sony's website :D

First thing I did was flash a kernel and custom ROM.

Very happy to say that Jelly Bean runs amazing....Suck it Verizon!!

-r800x
[Xperia Play General] ShelbyRacer78:
Same here!
[Xperia Play General] Atomix96:
Is anyone having problems with this with the new Android development tools? When I use Sony's website to download the latest SDK it takes me to the ADT which isn't nearly the same as the original SDK

Sent from my Droid Incredible with CyanogenMod 7.2
[Xperia Play General] darkharbinger81:
Try flashtool for the xperia plays. My first code I had.didn't work I resent for a code.which was different than.my first code use flash tool and now.I'm.unlocked runnin stock with doomkernal :)
[Xperia Play General] brsingr:
im doing this on window 7

ok im at the following:

14.Open a command window and go to the tools folder within the Android SDK folder.

15.Enter fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version, and verify that you get a response back (for example "0.3"). This means your phone is connected properly.

this is where im at, running cmd as admin

http://gyazo.com/ed374bdc238bdf2393a45a2887fb7bd6

after i put the fastboot thing in

i get this: http://gyazo.com/caa22f93349ecb406daee162eaf052ef

ive got the drivers installed

http://gyazo.com/86fae2f75539c905f3b9a37843752783

what am i doing wrong?
[Xperia Play General] crazymonkey05:
You got it all right you just need this http://d-h.st/KB3 and just put it in the same folder as your adb.exe in android SDK and fast boot should work
[Xperia Play General] brsingr:
i see what happened..the instructions for sony are out of date because fastboot.exe and adb.exe is at

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

with the unbolded part may be different depending on where it was installed to.

also, before i unlock the bootloader...IF i was to have problems with it, am i SoL with getting it serviced or even looked at by verizon or sony? and if possible can i relock the bootloader?
[Xperia Play General] Atomix96:
I managed to unlock my device using a Windows XP computer. I plan to use my Windows 8 computer to use flashtool to install roms but when i connect the device in fastboot mode, the computer says windows did not recognize it and it malfunctioned. However, in device manager it says Sony Fastboot interface with a yellow triangle next to it but when i try to update it, windows says its up to date. ive disabled driver signature enforcement in the advanced settings. Any idea?

EDIT

Flashtool recognizes that there is a device connected in fastboot mode when i connect it in fastboot mode.
[Xperia Play General] ozzuneoj:
Man... and I JUST paid someone to unlock my bootloader a couple of months ago...

Oh well... maybe this phone will get a bit more ROM\Kernel support now.
[Xperia Play General] gleap:
So i keep trying to unlock my boot loader with this method and it is not working i am a Verizon subsidized phone and it says oem unlock failed i have regenerated the key based off my meid 9 times and no luck anyone got anything useful to contribute?
[Xperia Play General] Hogwarts:
It will get some support from me lol.

I am getting a new motherboard soon hopefully and I will unlock it and put it into my working screen and chassis.

Then I can develop again for the R800X unlocked.
[Xperia Play General] netizenmt:
Sadly, this does not work for my Verizon R800x - there's no entry in the Service menu for Bootloader Unlock Allowed.
[Xperia Play General] brsingr:
It wouldn't show for r800x but it does work. Verizon hid the option to make us think that we couldn't unlock our phones.
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Despite beiing unlocked since Aug 2011. I followed the process on Sony's website and was emailed an unlock code. I then relocked my bootloader and then used Sony's code and was unlocked.

Wonder if AT&T's PLAY will follow Verizon when it hits 18 months old (4/2013)
[Xperia Play General] nick4nick:
Originally Posted by Vyse2k3 View Post

Hey folks, hoping someone can point out what obvious thing I must be doing wrong.

I have the phone plugged in to the computer. When I run the getvar version command it returns the expected response. When I enter the oem unlock command the process fails. I've tried it more than once and made sure I didn't have any typos in the unlock code Sony provided. I'm using the Sony usb drivers. I tried copy/pasting the key directly as well as typing it in manually.

Just to be more specific here's the response I get after running the unlock command:

(bootloader) Unlock phone requested

FAILED (remote: oem unlock failed!)

finished. total time: 0.006s

Any idea what I'm overlooking here? Can someone help me to, unlock the boot loader key
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
I had the same problem. When getting your code make sure to put in capital letters for you meid it will give you a different code that should work.
[Xperia Play General] darkharbinger81:
Also try using flash tool to unlock your bootloader it's how I got mine unlocked if need be request for another unlock code make sure it didn't change I got three different codes from Sony

Dark Lords Development Team
[Xperia Play General] nick4nick:
thanks [abdel12345] and [darkharbinger81] for your help will try it
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
Test point is free and easy
[Xperia Play General] Ruzoski:
$15 to help me unlock it... :D
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
Thing is, Verizon didn't authorize the unlocking of the device. Sony just sort of gave them the middle finger and said,"Hey! We like our customers!"
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Just look up alejandrissimo here in XDA. He will unlock it via testpoint method for free.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Since when for free?
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
All the companies might have switched to free since Sony made it free. So, Sony = free vs Other Companies = paid. Who'd you go with?
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
He announced it a while ago, I think what he told me was since Sony Ericcson is no longer SE but Sony all SE devices 2010-2011 can now be unlocked via testpoint for free with no need for him to buy credits to use ths device he uses to unlock. This was the first thread I ever saw about unlocking:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1252038

See first post. Plus he used test point on my prototype ATT PLAY to unlock the sim, the bootloader was unlocked but it was still sim locked..until he changed that for me.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahi93:
Hi all!

I have a Galaxy S 4G running stock GB and my girlfriend asked me to update her Vibrant for her so her phone would be "better than" mine. Lol. Anyways, I was able to update to stock Froyo as kies only updates to 2.2 on U.S. T-Mobile Vibrant. I rooted it, also. I tried to put a Simply Stock GB rom on it, but I was unsuccessful. I just gave it back to her running Froyo. It was working fine for a while (about a day) and then the messaging app began to force close and she wasn't able to text anyone. So, I thought I'd just put Eclair back on it for her as she had no problems with that. While I was putting Eclair on it, Odin froze at the "file analysis" stage, so I closed it, and lo and behold, the phone is now soft bricked. What's weird is that the phone!computer message is on the top-left of the screen. Here's a pic:

[ IMG]ht tp:// s10.postimage .org/grg7ye7bd/Snapshot_20121125_4. jpg[/IMG ]

I tried everything to get it into download mode, which I had issues with before. I used adb to get it into download mode for the attempted Eclair install because the volume keys+usb cable method did not work. And now, the three button combo does not work. What's worse is that the computer won't even make recognize that anything is plugged in when I plug the phone in (but the phone does turn on and show the message). I even tried a home-made jig! I've tried 300k ohms and even 301k ohms. Nothing. Here's a picture of the jig:

[ IMG]ht tp:// s10.postimage .org/dhap0urux/Snapshot_20121125_5. jpg[/IMG ]

Please, you guys have gotta save me from the couch! Lol. Well, I'm not really on the couch, but she is using my phone for the time being and I miss it. =/

Thanks in advance!

-Rahi

EDIT: I didn't realize that I can't post pictures yet. Just paste the url and delete the spaces in the appropriate places. But, please have have a look at the pictures, as this soft-brick is an oddity to me and let me know if the jig is not right. =]
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahi93:
Bump
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hobbesfed:
Change your USB cable? Change computers? or usb ports.

Also, when you said your computer didnt recognize anything. Did you mean Odin didnt recognize the phone or the computer itself didnt recognize it? Check your drivers. You might also want to try uninstalling drivers and reinstalling them.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Hamburg:
The only site I could find an unlocked Rogers Lumia 920 for use on Tmobile USA is negrielectronics.com.

$698 is a bit more than I wanna pay but I can't find any other sites that have it. Any know of anywhere else?
[Nokia Lumia 920] rajeshr:
Other than Negri and Expansys, you may find it difficult to get one from a reputable online store. The only option is to find someone in Canada willing to ship it to you. However, it will cost you $549 + tax (12% in BC) to get a locked one. Add another $20-$50 for unlocking and factoring in shipping, you are looking at about the same cost as buying it from Negri.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolo76:
Hello, in have installed cwm on my nexus and in want to twrp .

Can i install it over goo and what do in have to do for it (change Name of folders or something) sorry for my english!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg420:
Download goo manger and install open recovery. It will overwrite your recovery partition. That's it!

Keep in mind your cwm backups won't work with twrp so you should just delete the clockworkmod folder in your sdcard unless you have a backup you might need someday in it.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcolo76:
Thank you for the quick answer!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Globalrebel:
So, I left my phone in this girl's car like 2 weeks ago. She just found it today and dropped it off!! I plugged it in to charge, but it just keeps on turning on to the battery charging screen, stays there for about 2 seconds, then shuts down. I've left it to sit for about 1 hour, and still nothing is happening. I tried taking out the battery and pluggin in the AC power, but the buttons on the phone light up for half a second, and thenj go black. It does this time after time after time.

Nothing was wrong with the phone the last time I had it, and the girl says its been under her seat for the last 2 weeks. Any ideas on what I can do to get this thing to start up correctly?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Globalrebel:
Anyone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] topiratiko:
See if it boots recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mumbaiyya:
My Roomba does that if it has not been plugged in while not in use. It discharges completely and loses 'memory' I guess. You could try

1. charging battery in a different phone and then try your phone

2. Try a new battery.

Have you tried leaving the phone overnite charging?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RatusNatus:
Buy a cheap wall charger to charge your battery off the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] pvtien7:
maybe you must buy wall charger to click battery because your battery didn't long not to voltage
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
I like toasters too!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Cmoore0965:
Two weeks in a car, in California. Obviously charge is prevalent issue, but I've personally left my tablet, and spare phones dead for several weeks at a time, and never had that issue when I decided to recharge. Depending on your location in cali (south?) I'd say it's probly heat damage. Or if she drives like all the women I know in California, it's also likely that it's been bounced around a good deal. Try all the advice on regaining charge here, but if that falls, I'd jump straight to a physical diagnostic
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
I haven't done this for a while but used to do this 100s of times.

I have a stock HTC rom installed without root. It is an experimental version of 2.3 that was never released.

I'm holding down the volume down button and pressing power. When I release the power button it boots normally into standard home screen.

I tried with the back button and the same thing happens.

Has anyone ran across the same problem?

Is there anyway I can boot into HBOOT without the volume down button and no root? Any apps which might help me to do that?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stankyou:
afaik you press and HOLD those two buttons until the phone goes on.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neXus PRIME:
Your volume down might have become faulty.

To go to fast boot mode press and hold "back key" while power up. From there press power key once more to go into hboot mode.

Regards

Yasir
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
I think the volume down button works because when the phone is on i can control the call volume using this button. I also tried the back key to boot into fast boot but that doesn't work.

I hold the two buttons indefinitely. It's only when I release the power buttons that the phone starts booting but always boots into normal mode.

Any other ideas? thanks.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Lol try hold volume up + power

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
Awww damn! :(

I guess the only other thing I could try is to flash a different RUU.

Does anyone have a link to the stock Froyo RUU? Would flashing it over a stock GB rom work or wuold it complain that the HBOOT version is different?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neXus PRIME:
Press n "hold" back, press (wait 2 second) and "release" power. Simple. You can't do it wrong. Try again please.

Regards
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
I am really not an idiot.

1) Press and hold power and 'back' at the same time

2) Waiting waiting waiting.... 5 - 10 seconds, nothing happens, black scren

3) Release power while still holding 'back'

4) Same thing happens with volume down and volume up
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
What is it u want to do? I mean why do u need to get into bootloader if ur s-on & not rooted

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
I want to install an ICS Rom. So I need to root.

To root I need to install the custom HBOOT drivers otherwise unrevoked doesn't pick up the device.

In order to install the custom HBOOT drivers I need to be in HBOOT with USB connected. Is there any other way?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
K, does ur volume buttons work when phone is booted? If so, turn off the phone then pull the battery out for 10- 15 seconds then put back in, then press and hold volume down and press power button (while holding vol down) it should boot bootloader

Also make sure in

settings/power

That fast boot is not checked (if u got that option)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FreshNClean:
Wicked! Thanks!

Removing the battery made the difference. It seems that I have to remove the battery every time after power down or when I powers up it skips HBOOT. Nonetheless it works!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Glad it worked :)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmy54:
i have problem with size the apps , i have some apps the size of this apps increase more than 10 times , just see the pic

i just do http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1931500&page=38#poststop

pls help me i dont know what i should do ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TingTingin:
My math may be off but last time I checked 9.16gb is less than 1.4gb lol it appears what your seeing is purely cosmetic cuz unless NFS is packing console like graphics am pretty sure it ain't 9.16gb but to answer your question am not really sure... what did you do before this problem occurred

Hit THANKS you ungrateful bastard...plz
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MohJee:
I never used that mod so I don't know how it function... but hell 29GB for one game? Lol, something is wrong. I have Need for speed and it's like 2GB in my system, no where near 9GB. Hope other can help you.

Rofl dude .. you serious?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TingTingin:
Lol

Hit THANKS you ungrateful bastard...plz
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmy54:
i use 2 this files

any one tell whats happen pls
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munkiii:
Huh?