[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
FAQ

If your question is not answered here, please watch my instruction video's and read the "Getting started" section in my tool. I spent a lot of time to explain everything. If you have more questions, they are probably already answered there.

Can we run Android on Lumia now?

Why people ask this is beyond me. If you want Android, buy an Android phone. If you still want it, it will be a big challenge. You can remove UEFI, EFIESP, MainOS and Data partitions and then add hboot and other Android partitions. But then you would still need Android drivers for the Lumia components.

Which Lumia's are supported by the tool?

Lumia 520, 521, 525, 620, 625, 720, 820, 920, 925, 928, 1020 and 1320 are supported. These bootloaders can be unlocked.

Which OS versions are supported?

For these OS versions Root Access can be enabled. To enable Root Access, the bootloader must be unlocked first.

8.10.12393.890

8.10.12397.895

8.10.14219.341

8.10.14226.359

8.10.14234.375

8.10.15116.125

8.10.15148.160

10.0.10512.1000

10.0.10536.1004

10.0.10549.4

10.0.10581.0

10.0.10586.11

10.0.10586.36

I will add support for new versions when they get released.

Why are other Lumia's not supported?

Other Lumia's have different CPU architectures. And these come with different bootloaders. Some of my hacks depend on the implementation of these bootloaders. Some of my hacks won't work on different bootloaders. I need to find new hacks for these bootloaders. I will try that, but I can't predict when that is ready. The tool has implemented all the basics. So adding new hacks will be easier.

Why are other brands not supported?

Same reason. Some hacks work different. I will try to add support for other brands. But I don't know when it is ready.

I need Emergency Flash Loaders. Where can I get them?

This search should yield relevant results:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22lumia%22+%22emergency%22+%22hex%22

I need an Engineering SBL3. Where can I get it?

This search should yield relevant results:

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22engineering+sbl3s%22

You can download a full Engineering ROM or a separate SBL3 file. If you select an FFU file in the tool, the tool will extract the SBL3 from the FFU. SBL3 contains hardware-profiles of the phone and it initializes the hardware. Therefore you should only use an alternative SBL3 if it came from a phone that is at least the same brand and CPU architecture as your phone.

I can't find a matching Engineering SBL3. Can I still unlock my phone?

Yes. The alternative SBL3 is optional. You can still unlock your bootloader and flash Custom ROM's. But you will not have Mass Storage Mode. So you won't be able to enable Root Access directly on the phone or make a full backup-image of the phone. But you can still flash Custom ROM's and enable Root Access on the Custom ROM's. Use the second method from my "Unlock" video.

I unlocked my phone and now my audio is gone. Why?

This is an issue with Root Access in Windows Phone Internals 1.0. Update to Windows Phone Internals 1.1 and then choose "Enable Root Access" again.

Can I SIM-unlock my phone with this tool?

No. SIM-unlock is illegal in some countries. I don't support SIM-unlock.