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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
Excellent work! I think our answer will lie in the ta editor. Earlier in a post there was a similar value found in ta editor. So now the real hunt begins: we know what we're looking for, time to go find it! Once found, post where it is, try changing it and then report what happens! Good luck!

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Good work !
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] .coomb.:
Hey guys, I am on holiday and I won't be back until the 9th of January. I will keep an eye on this thread but I can't help you out until I get back home. I wish you all nice work ;) we're getting there!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Thanks.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Heeeeeep who know how to read .so file heeeeep.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
.so files are tricky, they're the equivalent of .dll files in Windows (libraries), some forums suggest hex editor. There's a problem with encryption and compression so offered alternatives are to look directly at the source code of possible. Hope this helps :/

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hispasat:
have a look

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1372861
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] matt4321:
I'm having a mental break down, spent 3 hours this evening playing with .ftf's looking through .sin files and playing with some of the system apks that look like they may be related to rooting status, there is a loader .sin file I'm interested in but when I try extracting it it's an unknown file. the system dump turns to a .ext4 as expected and the kernel to .elf but it just turns to a loader.unknown, I wanna try get into it and see what I can find but I'll have another look tomorrow. Anyone else got much further? Or any bright ideas?

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Yeah I read that when looking online for solutions, do we even have the code available for this? I tried getting it open in a hex editor but I just ran into errors which was the same problem I had with notepad++
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
For me, I found nothing better than you.

Good luck !

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] matt4321:
Just done some more work on it and thinking. I have a thought and want to know what you guys think, considering we can't get into bootloader from boot my thought is that surely that would rule out any /system or /system/app issue stopping us since the device isn't booted yet and the /system isn't in use. what do you guys think!? I then tried looking into the kernel, boot sequence and boot partitions but nothing has prevailed so far, I'll keep looking.

But does this sound like a plausible situation?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
My thinking was that something is preventing the fast boot being installed, which must be determined by a value. This value shouldn't reside in the boot sector since that is locked by Sony. Therefore it must be else where, where the carrier can place their own lock. Actually I have a question: who knows what is actually done when following the instructions to unlock by Sony? As in which files are altered and where?

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] matt4321:
Good question! If we can find the files that are altered, then find the files that control them, presumably they are the ones that determine weather it can be unlocked or not.

Yeah I see what you mean, it needs to be somewhere the carrier can access, unless they set it from production so it may lie in boot areas. we can just keep looking and see what we find
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
[EDIT] The code I posted earlier was not relevant, I didn't read what was written next to it it first and my error was kindly pointed out by others below. Sorry about that, having a doozy day, thanks to those who were paying attention though! Therefore if anybody could paste the real commands to enable fast boot I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Good work !

I've thought so much of this problem and I believe that change the IMEI on the device is so important : look at the HTC phones : the solution of the bootloader's problem is in the IMEI.

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Wow : I've seen "Single Bootloader Interface".

It may wanna say you can have a Double Bootloader Interface if you create another ! But It's so difficult.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] crazymister:
This is just the altered usb .inf that Sony needs so windows recognizes Sony phones. This is for installing the fastboot driver on your pc , not enabling fastboot on your phone

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] schaggo:
Jep, I was just about to post that this is simply a text file telling windows to accept the driver at hands for the device plugged in. It does NOTHING at all and is totally useless in this context.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Ok will see it.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
@Arteni

Two things, a) changing imei is illegal in some places and b) Sony still send out the unlock code if you send your imei, regardless of rooting status.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Ok....

Let's try another thing.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] schaggo:
Well, find someone with raw access to the emmc of the device. Such a guy can do low level read outs of the complete memory structure and do a search-and-compare before and after an unlock. Since the unlocking happens on the device and no special actions are to undertake on the pc side of things (fastboot is a part of the normal and default google android sdk) I reckon this to be more promising than reading in vendor modified standard and google supplied inf files.

And if the device cannot be tricked into unlocking maybe a value can be changed or overwritten through a low level write directly onto the memory chip. This obviously is dangerous but possibly feasible. Buying an unbranded phone to begin with seems much easier... :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
At last, a bit of sense in this thread.

....i am sure there will come an unofficial unlock one day, but I am also sure it wont come from this thread...just going off past experience, it needs abit more than just reading some text files from the phone itself...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
@gregbradley

Well some of us didn't have the choice to buy an unbranded phone! We would have had the common sense to get one, don't you think? I got mine handed to me, on contract while it was exclusive to the carrier and I love my phone regardless. The "gurus" in the shop had no freaking idea what a bootloader was, let alone what locks can be applied!!

As for that comment, that frankly is unhelpful and unnecessary! None of us are devs here! We never claimed to be! I'm just a17 year old kid who's followed instructions on the forums and I know visual basic and am starting to learn python. That's all I know, but I still try because that's in the spirit of this community! Who knows, if Turing or Babbage hadn't tried and ran before walking, would we even have computers? Frankly your negativity, which you have posted many times in this thread, is unwelcome and I consider it flaming and trolling. We've trying to make a difference here, bump the thread so that a dev might see our cause and join in or even perhaps that we get some place with it and a dev actually implements it! So I'm asking you, nicely, unless you have something constructive to add or an idea that could help, please don't flame or troll here.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Apologies if my post came across that way, it was not intended. I appreciate your efforts, and everything you can do to help. I had no intention to troll or to flame, my only intention was to point out that many more experienced devs will have been through this process before and know that to get an unnoficial unlock is not just as easy as reading some files onthe phone.

If this thread makes any headway into getting an unnoficial unlock then i applaud it.

As for not getting help from the store, I made specifically sure i spoke to a person on the phone and got a cast iron promise i could unlock the bootloader before i got into a 2 year £40 a month contract. Maybe because I am paying the bill made me do the research first. (This is not a dig at you per se, just a lot of people have said that they didnt know their phone could not be unlocked before they bought it, I personally would not pay £500 for anything before I figured out if it could or could not do something i wanted it to do)

Anyway, please continue to try, in my experience even failed attempts will eventually lead to better understanding and I am sure you will help out in the development of our phones massively in the future. Reach for the skies!

Greg
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] matt4321:
I've done more than reading text files. I admit I'm not a dev but a 19 year old student with a fair amount of general android experience so know a fair bit. Trying never hurt anyone and we wouldn't get anywhere if we had the attitude of 'meh it's not worth it, we'll never do it'. I will probably never be able myself to unlock the bootloader but with the contributions of others in this thread we may find useful information and files that could lead to a more skilled person being able to do so. Plus you learn by trying
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
exactly, its always good to try, and if you guys know c++ and python then you are already more techincally advanced than me. I just know the way it went for xperia phones in the past.

Please do keep trying, and i will stay away from these threads in the future

:cowboy:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Guys, it's totally sure that we need a skilled Android dev to solve this problem. I like your works but if we have to do an hack with a low-level program, it'll be impossible. I just suggest to open a new thread in Android Development (because greg doesn't wanna open in "Original") and explain what we need. I think this work is hard but not so long.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
I have never said that, (and its not up to me, i don't own this forum nor am I moderator) but IMHO until this thread produces some concrete development it should stay here.

I will be one of the first to ask it to be moved to development if it makes any head way

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
I agree with Greg on that point: if anything this should be moved to general perhaps? We haven't got anything real so far, just a bunch of ideas. The moment we get a working method that is replicable and pertinent is when it might be moved to development. If we try now the thread would just be locked. In the meanwhile I'd suggest we get back to the task at hand and perhaps we try and find a dev who knows more about this than we do and convince them to help.

Peace out guys.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
In the meanwhile... check this out! It's from the Xperia U forums but looks promising. Don't try anything from there yet since it still isn't complete and will brick your phone, but it's getting there :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053466

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Scuse me, that wasn't you.

But we can't move on Android Developpement, because we haven't any Developper.

And we can't start research without Dev.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
You dont need a recognised developer, just something that has beed developed.

Do be very careful with this. Messing with the TA is a very easy way to hard brick your phone. Please dont start flashing modified TA's or TA's from other phones unless you know how to repair it and/or know someone with the relevant tools to fix it (Probably not, and it will probably cost you as well. There are not many peope who could fix it)

But its definately a thread to keep an eye on.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
I don't know if it has already done, but your link seems good.

( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053466 )

Woaw.

But is it possible that the men who create it, do it for all Xperia device ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
If it works on the Xperia U it will probably work on all newer Xperias. But it's still a very dangerous method. And as it says in the thread it will probably hard brick your phone... Got to wait until (if..) they get it to work on Xperia U first a couple of times. Then we can test it on other Xperias.

Don't get to high hopes yet...... But never give up hope. :)

//CPUMaster
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
I'll wait

Cpumaster : You'll try with your V ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
I will do it if it works on U and when it's about 80% chance it will work on my V. :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Ok I'll follow you !!

Post in this thread for say when you will do it !

But it already works in U, right ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cartmenicus:
I think before you try that U method just check in TA editor if all the lines are the exact same... :silly: but i really dont know what they are doing llol

But ahwile back i contacted maxrfon the supposed maker of bootloader unlock for the x10, i asked if he would look into making one for the T and V he replied with ill look into it.. :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
not from what i read in that forum. There was no confirmation of it working and various posts alluding to hard brick devices...

Beware, dragons lie ahead here.....I may soon be seing a lot of Sony Xperia Paperweights on the market......
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
From what i red in the post earlier today it was not certen it would work. Got to read up again and see if there are any news.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
Guys I've read the thread. DO NOT DO WHAT IT SAYS YET. At the moment it isn't confirmed working even on the U, let alone on the T. I posted it to show that it is getting closer to completion and to give us an idea of what to do. The answer lies there. But as it stands that just hard bricks the phone. Patience people. If you want, look into what's being done there, try and understand what is being done. Then if you feel confident and are willing to risk it, experiment on your own phone. I do not take any responsibility for you ending up with a nice shiny £500 paper weight.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
We know that !!

We'll wait a little.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
"I did it on my Xperia S and it works (also saved my original TA just to test if restoring it would relock simlock and it does)"

Works in Xperia S !
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
That's awesome, though I don't have the balls to try it on my Xperia T (which is still within the 7 days return period).
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
I have HUGE balls and I will try........No, that was a joke.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] datagubben:
You try first and then report to me. :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
HaHa! I will try it and then keep it a secret..... ;)

Or.... You can try it first and then report to me..... :P
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
THAT NO BALLS HAHAHA.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
I have big balls but i am not stupid........ ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
I know for the stupidity but not for the balls

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
Guys, really? Go compare your balls elsewhere please *sigh*

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
I stop that because..... *sigh*.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
My understanding is that a small number of people have tried this on the U successfully (a few very unsuccessfully too). Others are reporting that it has worked on a few other Sony devices. I have been finding threads on this fairly hard to follow, with lots of people going off on tangents.

Am I right in believing that as a proof of concept it works?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
As it stands it has worked for some people but they want to test it more to see if it works for everyone, but nobody wants to test in case it doesn't work for them. As a concept it works, yes. There's a few more details that need to be ironed out but I predict that within a month it will be working great!

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] vinss68:
ok i've try 3 different files with xperianpro. for now it's not a success but no hardbrick just a little pb with sim recognisation , solved with a TA restore with flashtool.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Go in his thread !!!! Thanks to try.

(a French men like me... GOOD !)

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] schaggo:
no, dont do that, thats against the xda netiquette. Instead of cluttering the other thread with totally useless not at all dev related posts, use the thanks button instead.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
He already did it.

But it doesn't work.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
I really don't see how this is helpful, he has said in his post that it doesn't work so you repeating it helps nobody.

His post is helpful just to give us an update on any progress that they are making with this.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Yes....
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Anybody found something ?

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
I had suggested that we may be able to use something like Bootstrap or Safestrap.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Arteni:
Mmh...not sure but possible.

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
In that case why shouldn't it work is the question.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] cpumaster:
The only thing i found out by getting mad at my carrier for putting the lock there is that the reason we get "Bootloader unlock: NO" is because of limitations in the Sony mobiles software.

The carrier has no intention to do more then a SIM-lock and due to the limitations in Sony software it automatically locks the possibility to unlock the bootloader when they put on the SIM-lock. He said that it's almost only Sony mobiles that has this limitations now.

Don't know how accurate the information is but he seemed to know what he was talking about.

Is there anyone that sucsesfully removed the SIM-lock on T or V and after that tried unlocking the bootloader?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] matt4321:
Adam outler recently got an Xperia T, I'm completely against nagging devs but maybe someone could ask and link to this thread. Should he say no then that's that but no harm in trying once? Wasn't he responsible for the verizon s3 unlock if I remember correctly
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
I nagged my carrier and they said that it was for warranty purposes and then hung up on me so is suspect that reason us bull***t.

I don't think sim lock has anything to do with the status at all, someone sim unlocked their phone and they still can't unlock the boot loader (I think the post is near the start of this thread).

From what I can see the reason we can't unlock our boot loaders is because the carriers have (for reasons I don't understand) disabled fast boot on Sony phones, I suspect this is because it is possible to find the sim unlock code if you have that level of access to the phone and they are worried about that.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] monognr:
I have un unlocked sim (local regulations dictate that carriers cannot sim-lock devices) but locked bootloader on Xperia S, solo i dont know...

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
Not sure what you are implying here.

However, you should be aware that SIM unlock and Bootloader unlock are completely different things. They have no bearing on each other at all.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
Had a thought, almost definitely wouldn't work but just wanna see what you guys think: the official Sony update to jb should be soon, where the entire phone is over written, yes? So if we "just" attach the code for recovery/fast boot or whatever and then install the update, could that work? The update affects the Kernel, the os, everything. Would it be possible?

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hydo1:
I'm dubious about this as we will be back to the age old problem that we won't be able to resign the package with the modified stuff in it to allow it to flash on those devices that have locked boot loaders. The only way we can make this work is if a Sony employee fixes us a build that will do this that is signed, however there's probably more chance of flying pigs.

Shame though because it would make a lot of people very happy if it did work.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Galcactus:
Got a question: is it possible to create a variable against which the hash string is checked when flashing, instead of the actual package's hash sum? I.e. placing a file with the string, which when hashed gives the matching value, onto the device to a particular location, the flasher checks the sum from the file, they match and the package is flashed?

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] .coomb.:
I suggest you ask your question over here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2053466

There surely would be someone having a go at your suggestion ;)
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cqhaoyang@gmail.com:
when i turn my S5‘s wify，no any wify net work can be find

the mac address and ip address all are unavailable:(

can somebody know how to solve the problem。

system side i already try miui cm7 and original 2,2 /2.3 .still can not solve this problem
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cqhaoyang@gmail.com:
i ve try Finnish 4 wip and factory reset,the

problem still there ,the mac add still unavailable:crying: