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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
Phone says ... bootloader unlock allowed: yes

Forum says ... to unlock bootloader, use flashtool.

Flashtool says ... phone locked.

SO HOW CAN I UNLOCK THE PHONE IF THE FLASHTOOL WON'T RECOGNISE IT ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE GENERAL SECTION!!!! It is the second time you're doing this, read the forum rules!!!

http://xdaforums.com/announcement.php?a=81

Also read this:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/post-questions-help-troubleshooting-t2116920

To your question:

Did you try the method on the sony side? Did you recieve an unlock code etc?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
The last time I posted a question somewhere else it was moved to the general section, so go ask the moderator who did that.

Yes I tried the official method and I received an unlock code.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
It took me 5 seconds of searching:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/development/tutorial-xperia-z-zl-bootloader-t2153261

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/orig-development/tutorial-backup-ta-partition-to-drm-t2234627
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
Thank you.

But I have tried the tutorials before. The issue is that EMMA says the bootloader is locked when it clearly isn't.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
What does it say in service menu?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
bootloader unlock allowed yes
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Then it is still locked.

Are you using the latest flashtool version? Did you try both the official Sony and the flashtool method, and did both fail? Did flashtool show any error when trying to unlock your bootloader?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
I tried the Sony version. I don't trust the other one I downloaded as I dont know where it came from.

The fail is that 'phone is locked'.

How can I use the flashtool to unlock the bootloader if it won't hook up with the phone in the first place ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Just follow the instructions on flashtool and post an output
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
The output is that when i get to the bit about connecting the phone and volume up/down thing, the flashtool says 'phone locked'.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Please post a screenshot

Which operation system are you using?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
There you go.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
With flashtool I meant this one:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/orig-development/tool-z-flashtool-version-0-9-11-0-t2162907
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
Yeah - i downloaded that i think. There are loads of links on the Download page. When I went in there was a 30second wait.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
There are 3 links for every OS it supports, that not tons of links. Just choose the hoster you prefer.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drrumer:
Okay - so you trust that to install it ?

Is it called Flashtol 0 9 16 1 windows when it is installed ?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Yes you can trust it, otherwise it would have been removed from xda.....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXZdabbler:
Everyone uses it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
The answer to your original question is the phone was unlocked using setool or similar. The method tricks Sony tools in order to make pc companion etc work with an unlocked bootloader. It's the price paid but a small one if you ask me.

Basically the most average users will want to update via official tools.

That is why the Sony flashtool says the bootloader is locked.

Enter fastboot and flash a custom Kernel and you will see for sure.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] animatedculture:
I had this same problem. Mine is also rooted. I uninstalled Netflix, then i reinstalled through the amazon app store thats on Amazon Fire TV and now it works again
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davekaz:
I'll try it thanks
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davekaz:
Actually I already tried uninstalling and reinstalling through amazon a few times..I tried the newest apk and that works but I need a damn mouse
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davekaz:
Can't choose profile. With fire remote. I wonder if there is a combo remote touch pad like Vizio had or if I could replace with that somehow
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] hoycenapancho:
Hi.

The touchscreen of my nexus 7 (2013) stopped working. Tablet works just fine, can recieve mail and notifications, but i can't access any of it because I can't pass the lockscreen.

I waited until it ran out of battery, recharged it (partially), and turned it on. But it didn't work. I don't know what else to do.

It is not rooted or modified in any way.

Thanks for your help.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mdamaged:
If it's under warranty send it back. If not, and if it were I, I would pop it open and check the ribbon connector for the display.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiang1234:
So i follow the step from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p...erral|utmcct=/watch&__utmv=-&__utmk=231967644 which is from XDA and I stuck at "Start" part , I click start after I select the PDA file and it stuck at setupconnection for a long time . I close Odin and reopen and try again , this time it proceed and failed during recovery , It write :

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

My phone is at Odin mode :

Product name : SM-N9005

Current binary : Samsung Official

System status : Official

Reactivation LOCK(KK) : ON

KNOX KERNEL LOCK : 0X0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0X0

Qualcomm Secureboot :ENABLE (CSB)

RP SWREV : S2,T2,R2,A3,P3

Write Protection : Enable

UDC START

SECURE CHECK FAIL

PLEASE HELP ME I'M NEW TO ROOTING
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiang1234:
Why

So I took the battery out and restart it and everything seems fine

But I have a question , why did i fail the root ? I follow the step but still fail
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomxass:
Did you turn off Reactivation lock in Settings?

If is it ON, you wont be able to wipe or root your device.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelenko:
Product name : SM-N9005

Current binary : Samsung Official

System status : Official

Reactivation LOCK(KK) : ON

KNOX KERNEL LOCK : 0X0

KNOX WARRANTY VOID : 0X0

Qualcomm Secureboot :ENABLE (CSB)

RP SWREV : S2,T2,R2,A3,P3

Write Protection : Enable

UDC START

SECURE CHECK FAIL

I think this is problem. Turn reactivation off.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiang1234:
THANKS

I uncheck the reactivation lock and everything works fine , thanks for the help <3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjacobs:
I have searched a bit and havent found anything that seems like a fix.

I generally plug my phone in in my vehicle via a USB cable to my headunit. My old HTC Evo LTE would allow the SD card(external I guess is the correct term) to be accessed and I could then use my phone like a hard drive and play my music off of the SD card.

I cant seem to get this going on the G3. I have tried every option on the menu that comes up, but nothing works.

Anybody got any idea's or an app that would force this functionality?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markfm:
Does your car support BT access? That is what I use on mine.

Otherwise, if your phone is rooted, perhaps after you connect your phone you need to tell the phone to change its USB connection type to MTP.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjacobs:
yea its got bluetooth but the implementation is crappy(2014 Jeep, but the radio is the same as the 07's so much older technology). Sometimes you can use the steering wheel controls and it will change the track, other times it wont it will just act like its doing something, but nothing happens. Being able to use the phone as a portable hard drive works flawlessly(as I used to do the with HTC).
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tectas:
That's probably related to the lack of mass storage since ... I guess it's been ics, but mtp and ptp instead of it, if your stereo doesn't support it, there isn't much what can be done unfortunately (there was a mass storage app, for the galaxy s3 [i9300] with which you could reanable it, but I highly doubt it'll work at the g3).

Sent from my LG-D855
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjacobs:
yea thats I guess what I am seeing now that I am searching using the proper terms.

Some people are having success using the various apps but they all require root, which i am no opposed to, but I have a mac, not a PC so root for me will be a bit until somebody develops an easier to use root method for the mac or a downloadable straight to the phone. Towelroot isnt working for the G3 yet either.

Oh well, guess ill just load up my 4gig usb stick and roll with that.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tectas:
PurpleDrake works on all platforms, look at the development section.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BioAndriod:
I have the same issue with my aftermarket Kenwood stereo. I just found out that the newer phones are no longer using the Mass Storage option as older models used to. They use a new one call MTP; it's kind of plug & play.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
Hello, I purchased a phone off kijiji fully knowing it was not functional - For the 40 dollars my curiosity got the best of me; and if I can fix it well I can get myself a new phone for cheap. I was informed that this phone: Samsung Galaxy sgh-i747m had the latest update (not custom rom). The phone suddenly would not boot past Samsung logo and by the time I bought it, would not boot up at all. So after doing extensive research I decided I would give the 16gb class 10 sd card boot a chance. While somewhat of a success, the only thing it boots me to is this.

BOOT RECOVERY MODE (IN GREEN)

CHECK BOOT PARTITIONS

COPY FROM T-FLASH

BOOT RECOVERY

WRITE 159488 SECTORS

FLASH WRITE FAILURE (RED)

ODIN MODE (RED)

PRODUCT NAME: SGH-I747M

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: NONE

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE

Warranty Bit: 0

BOOTLOADER AP SWERV: 1

I should note that with the debrick-SGH-I747M-UEMK5 image that I used, the phone will boot to recovery mode without holding any buttons(While Plugged in). It will also boot to recovery if it is unplugged and I simply hold and release the power button when I feel the vibrate. I have also tried volume down + home + power. Same thing. If I take the sd card out I cannot get any sign of life / no recovery mode.

The computer does not see the device at all, even in device manager as a random name. There are no signs of life on the computer end. ODIN also does not detect it even when in boot recovery mode. Will not boot to download mode. A red light comes on if I pull the battery out and plug in the usb cable.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Do you have access to a USB jig to see if you can get into download mode?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
No, I was contemplating making one or ordering one online but was unsure if that would make any difference. But I am willing to try anything even if there is a slight possibility it could work.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Where are you located? I recall seeing a thread on XDA about people that has a USB job for use by other XDA members.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
I am in Thunder Bay, ON
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I'm in Toronto which doesn't help you right now. Maybe order a USB jib and see what happens.

If you decide to sell the phone, let me know as I need to try and repair a phone that has a defective lcd and digitizer.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
Will do. Going to build jig today and test it out
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Another solution may be to have the firmware flashed via jtag.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
You should be able to flash with Odin from there if I'm not mistaken. (Been a long time since I've been through this part myself). You may need to try different drivers, different cables, usb ports, etc.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
Yea I didn't want to have to go that route if possible as my goal was to gain experience and knowledge from this little project. If I got the phone working then I would just replace my old Samsung infuse. I made the USB Jig using the 301K ohm's and it still does not work. I know the jig works because I tested it on my wife sgh-i747m and also on my infuse. Both of which boot into download mode immediately. My concern is there is something wrong with the main board because it really doesn't seem like it was rooted at all.

I am just going to see what I can get for it at this point, I paid 70 so would be looking to get at least 60
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gravitysdepth:
I have tried 5 different cords, and two different computers on all usb ports. Nothing :(
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
You said it'll boot recovery, is it stock or a custom one? Also, are you familiar with ADB?

When you plug it into the computer, is it detected by odin? If so, what does it say in the message box when you try to flash?

Look in device manager too. What does it detect the device as?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Hi,

Send me a message of you want to sell your s3.

Cheers.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Black Adam:
I have an SGH-i747m and I'm having the same problem. Was a solution ever found?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You have the Canadian version of the s3? Will you phone boot into download mode without the sd card installed?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Black Adam:
Sorry, I have the SGH-i747. The phone only boots with the SD card and just stays in download mode. Odin doesn't recognize it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
What was the last stock ATT ROM on the phone? Can the phone boot into download mode without the external SD card?

When you connect the phone to you computer in download mode, are you prompted to install drivers? If you are using Windows, any unrecognized devices in device manager?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
And don't forget to try different cables and every USB port on the computer. Cables go bad much more easily than most people think, and many charging cables cannot be used for data transfer.

I've seen a number of times where people found that only one of the USB ports would allow it to connect.

You might also want to try several different driver versions. (I'd start with the oldest that was release along with the S3.) You can find several in the link in my signature.
[General Topics] Fabio Gamer:
Hello all.

Is there any way to play a mp3 file on wakeup alarm?

thks.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
This has been a royal PITA so far (NIB AT&T, for use on Metro/T-Mobile). I've slowly fixed issues to get towards a working phone, but am not there yet. Fixed the access point entries not saving issue. Created an APN with numbers taken from my other working phone. My phone number is now back, listed under status. The wrong IMEI was there without a SIM, but went blank when the SIM was inserted. Now there is the wrong IMEI there no matter if the SIM is in or not. I also have a signal now, which wasn't the case before. I can also search for networks in the area & it returns several. No incoming calls, & outgoing calls gives me an "Emergency calls only" pop-up. It seems the issue I have left are not being able to connect to a network, which I thought might be a carrier lock issue, possibly tied to the mismatched IMEI's. That brings me to the post title. If I keypad in 2945#*980# I get to the unlock screen that says "SIM unlock process". There are 5 choices to click on, but everyone returns "Your phone is not personalized", with a dismiss button underneath that statement. Does the SIM need to be rewritten to match the one in the battery compartment?, & what to do about the SIM unlock screen?
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
The phone was off overnight with no SIM installed. Fired it up & the screen said the SIM was missing, turn off, insert SIM, restart. I did that & now the message "phone not allowed mm#6" is on the screen.
[LG Optimus G Pro] henslo:
Need to get it unlocked.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
Via USB?
[LG Optimus G Pro] henslo:
Google cell unlocker. For a small fee you can get unlocked.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
If you reread the OP you will see that it's not possible. I'd have a code, but also 5 greyed out areas where it would not be possible to enter it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] henslo:
Ok.. Use Google. Your phone needs to be unlocked!
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
I've spent the last month using Google. The only thing I've come up with is possibly something like an Octoplus box to unlock it via USB, but no definitive answer yet.
[LG Optimus G Pro] Ttongsul:
I forgot to state that I contacted the seller & they didn't want the phone back. They directed me to a service center. I sent the phone out & received it back a few days ago. They voided my warranty & told me I was SOL. Now I'm thinking I need to buy something like an Octoplus Box, but can't get a definitive answer on whether it will work or not on my issues. Skip forward to today. Found a local place, visited them, & was told the phone is indeed unlocked. A prepaid AT&T SIM card connected to the network. A call to Metro resulted in them registering the screen IMEI to their network. The phone now works with my SIM card. Problem solved. That doesn't say much for the customer service of the seller or the warranty company.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] el.gato.loco:
I have tried, without success, to connect my Samsung Allshare Cast dongle to my Z Ultra.

The farthest I get is notification that it is connecting.

I assume that the two devices are incompatible. Is this correct?

I've read that the Z Ultra will not work with Chromecast. Are there any devices I can use which would allow me to mirror to my (non-smart) TV?

Many thanks for your help.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
If you are rooted or willing to root mirroring to Chromecast will work.
[Samsung Gear Live] Daistaar:
Do you guys think they'll make a Qi charging adapter? The contacts would connect to the pins on the underside of the witch and the charging coils could just be covered by a black sticker. It could be like the S4 inserts for Qi charging. Wouldn't add bulk either. What do you guys think?
[Samsung Gear Live] Ed Murray:
I'm surprised a Chinese company hasn't done this yet. Qi receivers are easily thin enough and making a charging dock like a normal watch base with a Qi coil on top would be simple enough I think. There must be a reason this hasn't happened. I'd buy it for sure. I can't stand the stock charging cradle and I'm not spending $35 for a spare one either. That's highway robbery. I'd like to see this happen.
[Samsung Gear Live] AstroDigital:
The hardware needs to support it, but I am willing to modify hardware given to tools and instructions.
[Samsung Gear Live] jhill0224:
I'd buy one for sure. I'm an avid QI user with a charger bedside, couchside, in home office, work office, and the QI car charger for my Note 3.

Please make this!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatechteen:
Hello, I was trying to reset my tab completely and I wiped EVERYTHING. I have CWM version 6.0.1.0, My tab gets stuck on Samsung logo screen. It can go into recovery but nothing else. I was told that the reason it won't boot is because I deleted the rom and there is no rom for it to go to. When I try to mount it, it doesn't show up...I've tried to install CWM 6.0.4.6 zip from external SD but installation gets aborted. PLEASE HELP I NEED MY TAB BACK ! Also it shows charging when it's turned completely off...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechMinerUK:
When you say mount it do you mean trying to send the files over through ADB or just mounting the SD card or putting it into download mode?

If its the ADB issue, try to put your tablet into download mode by using the volume key and power button, then download odin and its stock firmware and flash it using odin. Your tablet should restore to factory defaults using that method

If its the SD card then use the method above as it sounds like recovery may have lost it a bit

If you can not put the phone into download mode (which i doubt is the issue you may want to think about a USB jig as they sometimes get past those issues but from your description I doubt its a hard brick as it gets to the logo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sc0rpio:
2 things you can try!

I really new to this, i mean writing to help people, so don't flock me. ;)

First, you say your device still have the recharging lights on when shut down, it tells me it's not only a software error, but some short circuit has happend.

Have you tried a hardreset? search google for your model if you doesn't know how.

From what i can read you still have the CWM Recovery, so download Android-SDK and try flashing the recovery from ADB (Found in platform tools.

Last but most tricky, if nothing helps, you' have to disassemble your device and temporary disable the battery, them press and hold the start button down for 5 sec to remove the poweroverload, reassemble again and try ASB adain, you can't reinstall the recovery directly from the SD

Regards Sc0rpio
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chopstix9:
Here's another good one for ya .... Getting ready to Safestrap so I put in an external sd card to back orig system up on to. Decided to copy TR and safestrap to the ext sd which I did with root explorer from download folder to ext sd card. Afer I copied the files to the sd card I went back into root explorer and verified they were there. Had to reboot the phone, when I go back, the files aren't on the ext sd card !! Of course, before asked, I did mount as r/w before the copy. Any ideas?

Edit: did it again... copied the files over they appear to be on the ext sd, reboot, go back in and card is blank...

Copying the files cuz I am gonna do a factory reset and root it again before I safestrap... I don't like the way foxfi has the credentials locked even after un-installing it. So I just put all the files on thumb drive with my TiBu appz backup.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chopstix9:
It was a defective sd card not formattings/reading ... was afraid it was the phone !!!
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kprice8:
Glad you figured that out Chop.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oluccas:
I forgot to make a backup and I flashed a zip file designed for India firmware and now my SystemUI isn't working.

Could someone provide me the SystemUI.apk and the SystemUI.odex from Brazilian retail 4.4.4 (XT1033)? Thank you in advance
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Themes and Apps] hajime_android:
Hello, I often hear that EveryNote is the best note taking app. What is the difference between it and S Note, Lecture Note?
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Themes and Apps] ShadowLea:
S Note can only sync between Samsung devices, and the old&new versions aren't compatible with one another. Evernote files can be accessed on any device that supports Evernote. Never used Lecture Note, so can't speak for that.