yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
[MENTION=3254428]Heathcliff74[/MENTION] since you are working on a new version I wanted to ask if we could get the ability to flash unsigned/selfsigned cabs after enabling root access?

The reason I want that is to flash the cabs from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/general/code-execution-test-mode-t3239066 since the features they offered back when we could get testsigning mode were quite useful for me.

I did think we already have that ability after enabling root access but those cabs don't flash (if we do have the ability and they don't flash cause of an other reason then sorry for this request) and I also didn't manage to enable testsigning mode with either bcdedit and the phone in mass storage mode or editing the required registry keys in vcReg as the keys would revert after reboot and thus the phone would never get into testsigning mode (with and without the phone having root access since I did think the reason those cabs don't flash might be having root access but then again I also couldn't get testsigning mode at all).

Again sorry if cab signature check is already disabled and the reason those cabs don't flash is in fact some other reason but I just hope there is a way to flash those cabs on new W10M versions.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] mokokawi:
That's a shame....cause the whole reason for "rooting" a phone...is to become the administrator of our device,so we can access anything or make any changes we want,like the desktop OS.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] titi66200:
[MENTION=2927189]mokokawi[/MENTION]

Before posting, you can open "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" on your PC without SYSTEM-privileges?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] wuiyang:
sorry, I realized that I didn't told much details so I edited the post.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] navarcito:
[MENTION=3254428]Heathcliff74[/MENTION]

First of all, thanks for this incredible tool! Amazing job and great web page full of info and tutorials. After reading all the info and watching your tutorial videos I still have a little question to ask you before proceeding to unlock my lumia 1020. Let me tell you first what I want to achieve and then what is the what I think is the correct procedure to achieve that..What I want essentially is copy my whatsapp messages from an ativ-s to lumia 1020 (as you may know 1020 do not have sd card support). I have already done that on wp10 using the software procedure to grand me fs access with vcreg successfully but I found wp10 to be still not ready for everyday use. So what I want Is to do the same I did with wp10 but with the last wp 8.1 denim firmware with full access to transfer my messages.db files..

So main problem is that the only stock rom I have is lumia cyan..not denim, and upgrading mean a new firmware for sure…so I need to do an update and this means relock bootloader. So I think my procedure should be…

Flash Stock rom cyan (RM875_3051.50009.1447.0001)

Unlock bootloader

Enable root access

Once FS full access…install whatsapp…

copy then messages.db to local folder on lumia 1020

Disable root access

And then and here is the question, does relocking bootloader will keep the data I transferred before???? or will it be erased??? I know on you page you said that with 1.2 phone data will be kept but I read also the opposite...

Supposing It keeps data then…

ota upgrade to latest denim firmware…

End procedure.

am I correct??

And last question, after doing that I presume it will be impossible to unlock the bootloader again since I will not have the latest denim stock rom to use wpinternals properly no??

Thank you so much for your time !! and congrats again for such an amazing quantum leap in hacking wphone platform.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] parth0072:
Any custom rom for Lumia 520???
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] mokokawi:
Yes......just not on windows mobile OS......that's what's sad ....M$ should have open OS on mobile....just lime the desktop OS has always been.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Pesky person:
Thank you Heathcliff74 for your work. But I would like to ask (anyone), if it could work with Lumia 1020 at&t. It's RM-877, but including different FFU ID. It has been reason, why you can't flash another RM-877 firmware, so I wasn't suprised when It didn't work in WPInternals. But I wasn't even able to flash rom /restore or whatever original FW from AT&T.

My question - is this specific problem known and could be (at least theoretically) solved? Thanks for answer.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] wuiyang:
how to access SD card in mass storage mode?

Thank you
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
My "Root Access" hacks are a combination of several hacks:

- Disable all ACL-checks, privilege-checks and capability-checks (this provides full access to resources like Registry, FileSystem, RPC-endpoints, etc)

- Full Jailbreak (this supersedes Interop unlock and capability unlock and allows to sideload anything)

- Allow .NET console apps

- Escape from Lowbox-security-token (allows further access to System-API's)

- Disabled integrity checks for system-binaries

As you can see, I just hunted down a lot of security-checks and I disabled all major checks in the Windows Phone Security Core. But there are more checks in the Operating System. So far I haven't focussed on the cabs. I will put it on the wish-list. But I don't know when I get to it, because I'm working on a lot of things currently. But, as I said, I also disabled integrity checks for system-binaries. So you could try to locate the cab-signature-checks and disable them yourself. You only have to remember to recalculate the PE-checksums after you patch the binaries. And also make sure you don't mess up the ACL's of the files you patch.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
I think you don't understand the concept of rooting Windows Phone. If you read the "Getting started" section of my tool, you will see that you CAN access everything. But the ACL's are an important aspect of the operating system. So you shouldn't mess that up.

It's like I give you the key to a house. You can get in. And you can change everything inside the house. But you insist you want to get in through the walls. Well, you can do it. You can use a bulldozer. You will get inside. But the house will collapse. Just read my instructions and use the door in the house.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
I don't mind that you edited the post. The point was that I already answered your question. And with the info you added to the post, you showed that you still didn't read my instructions. You can access the files using PSexec and a third-party file-browser. Read the "Getting started" section of my tool.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
With WPI 1.2 you can indeed keep your data when you relock the bootloader. Your procedure is correct. Note: checks ACL's of the message-file you copy to your phone (ACL = file-properties -> security-tab). It must have proper access to allow Whatsapp to access the file.

After disabling Root Access and then relocking the Bootloader, your Mesaages should still be fine and you can then safely update the OS. Unlocking again after the update will work fine. It doesn't matter that the bootloaders got updated. My tool does proper pattern-matching and it will apply correct modification for the unlock. The only problem that could happen (not in your case) is when the partition-layout changes during the update. But WP8.1 updates are not able to change the partition-layout (only Windows 10 Mobile updates can do that). When the partition-layout of the phone is different from the FFU you select when you unlock the bootloader, it can result in a non-booting phone. But this will not happen in your case (all WP8.1). And if this kind of problem occurs, you can still safely recover because you will still be able to flash stock ROM. I am also looking for a way to be able to work around the partition-layout-problem. Not sure if/when that is ready.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
What happens if you flash a ROM? You get an error-code/message? Others with AT&T phones have reported that my tool works properly with their phones.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] navarcito:
DONE Succesfully !

Done !!! it f.... WORKS!!! GREAT !!! :)

Finally a way to swap whatsapp messages from a sd card phone to one without !

As you said all data is there (kept) relocking bootloader!!.

[MENTION=3254428]Heathcliff74[/MENTION] please REMEMBER to update the text message(explanation) on your wpi 1.2 tool when relocking bootloader. it warms you about flashing!! it was i presume valid for older versions but not for wpi 1.2 !! check it please.

I did it succesfully following my procedure that you said was correct, but now after reading your comment and explanations if i understood it right I presume it could be made in a shorter and direct way:

Flash stock rom (cyan) firmware 1447.0001 ffu file

Update OTA from cyan to denim meaning uptade to firmware 1551.0001

and then unlock bootloader for the first time using the ffu file with 1447.0001 (stock rom file), since there are no partitions-layout changes and wp1.2 is "wise enough "....

What do you think??? is still be posible to do it that way? or you really need to unlock for the first time just after flashing the stock rom in order to avoid firmware differences.

Thanks again !!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
Nice! :)

I will. It is hard to keep track of all documentation. Thanks for the heads up.

Your second scenario will work too.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] A AJAY:
Hey,,, a week ago I got an error of boatloader..i know the topic is not related to this thread but just I wanna see the attachment.....I cant take . that time...but the error like that...but its solved..?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] reksden:
http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/help/lumia-520-unable-to-bootable-option-t3037286

you should restored bootloader with help 9008 mode.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] A AJAY:
I GOT why this happened.so i do the same thing again to take video its a :silly::D but actually this happen because of i directly restore original bootloader without disable root access...got it

it can done simple attach usb cable and restart u r phone ... now open WPInternal so it stop working but remove cable and open and soft restart u r phone and hit unlock boot loader...yup phone is working without flash..........

https://youtu.be/WaBTtv2tYDE
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] KrissSo:
[MENTION=3254428]Heathcliff74[/MENTION] your tool looks excellent.

Any chance you start working on Lumia 435 ? That would be a terrible news...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ngame:
I have a problem in unlocking BL

Phone info

RM-821 Lumia 920

Product Code : 059R024

firmware : 3051.50009.1451.1011

OS 10 build 10586.11

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I have only 1 Malaysia Cyan ROM and lastly I flashed this ROM on my phone .

needs a newer ROM and need to re-flash my phone with new ROM ?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ngame:
Whaaaaaaat ? !!!!!!!!!

my phone is in flash mode , NP
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Rivo17:
After flashing with Windows Phone 8.1 ROM, try these files . Remove the .zip extension and just select the folder you have the files in.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] reksden:
Who will help me with drivers in mass storage?

i installed simpleo and huawei drivers for upgrade custom rom and mass storage.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Rivo17:
Anybody else having the problem of no sound after enabling root access without Engineering rom?. I've tried hard reset and reflash but nothing worked (RM-941 Lumia 625)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] chinitopex:
Thank you so much Heathcliff74

Really ,really I like the notice Lumia 520

I m waiting ... :)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] card-us:
finally an unlocked Bootloader & root access for our Lumia, hope it support on low end Lumia such as Lumia 430/435
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] DilanChd:
It's already possible to flash another product code. What is your Lumia device?

The product type of your Nokia Lumia 625 device is RM-941, RM-942 or RM-943?

For Nokia Lumia 625 device, the engineering ROMs are only available for RM-941 and RM-943.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
Where are such engineering ROM's available, I could not find them?

I have RM-941.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] DilanChd:
FFU files from Microsoft servers:

- 059T0C9 PWBASSY RM-941 LIGHT SWAP ENG GLOBAL // 1.44 GiB

or

- 059T931 PWBASSY RM-941 LIGHT SWAP ENG PH // 1.25 GiB
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] daniel-t:
Great to see some enthusiasm for Windows Phone devices on here. I'm still holding out for the dream of my Surface RT device, running Windows 10 Mobile...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
If you don't have an engineering SBL3 for the phone and you don't have an Windows 10 Mobile FFU for the phone, it will be hard. Because you can't enable Root Access directly on the phone.

Although, with some effort, it should be possible to build a new ROM with an older FFU and Windows 10 cab files. If you're not up to that, you have to wait for Windows 10 Mobile FFU's to appear.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
I'm pretty sure this is because you have selected a wrong FFU in the bootloader unlock process. The FFU you select must be specifically for your phone model.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
First: Make sure it is not only the same CPU, but also the same brand! For unlocking a Lumia, the SBL3 must also come from a Lumia. The reason is that there are also hardware-profilles stored in the SBL3. Different brands use different hardware. And when the hardware-profiles differ too much, the phone won't boot anymore.

Basically you need an SBL3 which includes the Mass Storage bits. All brands keep this code in SBL3, although it is usually blocked. Nokia/Microsoft completely removed the Mass Storage bits from the SBL3 for retail phones. That's why my tool allows to select an alternative Engineering bootloader.

The easiest way to recognize if an SBL3 includes the Mass Storage bits is to look for this ASCII string: QualcommMMC
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
Well when I posted that I didn't actually know there was an eng ffu for my phone but in any case would you mind (if you do have the patience and time) to elaborate a bit on that procedure in case someone else actually wants so do such a thing (or even me as it seems like it might be a fun thing to try)?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
The error is about the folder with flash-loaders. You can send me the logfile: C:\ProgramData\WPinternals\WPinternals.log. Maybe I can see what went wrong in your case.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Heathcliff74:
I cannot elaborate on that, because I haven't done enough research on it yet. My tool is meant to break open the phones. Now it is time for other hackers to see what is possible with it.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] MultiPDev:
Or the opposite :D
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Ranomez:
Thank you for the answer, in that case I will probably do some experimentation on my own after I'm done with the exams and see if I can achieve anything worth informing the users of XDA of (and hopefully not brick my phone too many times in the process).

And once again thank you for the great work you have done with creating this tool.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ngame:
Thanks problem solved.

It was an error in my hex file .

I get unlocked bl on my RM-821

Now I have to find engineering Rom for RM-821 witch is not found yet .

I found one and it was a simple retail rom but they release it by the name DEV/ENGINEERING

so maybe I have to build dump and flash separate partitions on THOR2 or your tool .
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Pesky person:
It wasnť in your app, I was just curious, if it could even solve this problem. It is problem including lumia 1020 only (other AT&T phones have not problem with diffirent ID). Anyway, I wanted to write something closer about the problem and found this http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/general/successfully-brand-att-lumia-1020-t3218759 successufully solved this problem... since this, I'm able to flash other ROMs...even in your tool...without problem. :)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] D@vide:
Hi navarcito, I've a question about your procedure to restore on a lumia without sd card a backup of WhatsApp. I've already done that on my lumia 1020 from the backup on the sd card of my lumia 820, but even if I get all text messages I don't realize how to get back the attachments like photos and videos. Infact if I copy from the sd of my 820 the related photos on the specific folder in my 1020, I've only a kind of preview of the photos in a very slow definition. Have you done succesfull that?

Thank you

D@vide
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] parth0072:
How to create custom rom of Lumia????
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Marvin_ru:
Hi guys, did somebody tried adding preloaded apps to MainOS partition ?

There is a \PROGRAMS\CommonFiles\OEM\Public\PreloadedApps\tier3Apps\ path on my Lumia 720 MainOS partition, where as i assume preloaded apps are located. I see some XAPs there. Each XAP has a License xml file comming with it. Appears that XAP will not be installed without a License xml...

Can i somehow generate this License file ? Or maby there is another solution of adding preloaded apps ?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] reksden:
Not.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] navarcito:
FIRSt of all, sorry all readers for the off topic, this is supposed to be a wpinternals discussion not a whatsapp one. But if someone need helps, maybe it will help others also, that's why I am answering this here and not privately.

[MENTION=272288]D@vide[/MENTION]

Ciao come stai ?

imho , you should have already transferred before installing whatsapp all your pics to the folder, in order to let the App when installing (actually retreiving the backup) to locate all that info(pics) and casing them to the text database.

Try unistalling the App and reinstaling it again once you have already put your whatsapp pics on the lumia 1020. and also remember to put files into the appropiate folder, I am sure you already know that but sometimes the idiot thing no one cares for is the one missing... :)

The folder for the database is (aka : messages.db) is : Phone\Data\SharedData\OEM\Public\WhatsApp

The folder where the pics and sounds are is : Phone\Data\Users\Public\Pictures\WhatsApp

Don't forget to copy also 2 files from whatsapp folder, reglog.txt and RegToken, maybe those are causing your issue.

Hope this helps....

If it doesn't work, weeeell whatsapp App is a piece of ......... dicciamo un bel sacco di m.....

I am really considering using telegram instead.

Ciao!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] PepperdotNet:
Lumia 920 (RM-820)

WPI 1.2 crashes if I put the phone in Label Mode.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] D@vide:
Thank you navarcito, I've already done several times exactly what you say, but that piece of s..t of W.A. really annoyed me. I'm agree with you, I alreday use Telegram as my primamry I.M.

Anyway I updated my Lumia to the last WM10 build, so I can't try anymore till the next version of WPInternals cause the current doesen't supports the actual build. Tryed also with Interop-unlock by djamol but I've a partial FS access.

Thank's again and Ciao ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] 1am570yl3z:
is this possible with lumia 630??
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] X0LARIUM:
Amazing work man! I just want some fancy things for my old 925. But thanks a ton!

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If only we could port it machines that had similar and identical hardware..i have my old Lenovo K900..which has specs similar to a Windows tablet...anyways I know this is not the place to discuss this ...cheers guys !
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] werty100:
if we have acces mode to mass-storage qualcom mode is supposed that we in lnux can flash a linux based system?¿
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Hell-Razor:
Nice... I would love to get a Android app or two working on WP. Could this lead to it? Right now I'm working for and rooting on lyft being able to be ported...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] parth0072:
Any custom wp10 based rom for Lumia 520???
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] bcsmithun:
any avabality for mi 4i..??

is there any avabality for mi 4i..??

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badly i like windows....!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] reksden:
ativ s? ?

норм работает? инструкцию и прошивку для него будешь выкладывать? или только для себя? главное разделы не затереть важные, а то будет худо.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] mybabysexy:
Nice one. I have made a video to ilustrate it

[YOUTUBE]http://youtu.be/6n_IXZhEieA[/YOUTUBE]
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] droidzer1:
That would be awesome as Best Buy is selling these right now for $47.99 ! This phone is my first Windows phone and it's surprisingly fast, smooth and intuitive to use. I wouldn't give up my Androids but at this price it's too good to pass up and would love to be able to 'fiddle' with it a bit more than stock allows. ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] droidzer1:
I seem to have gotten root access on the Lumia 640 by some other methods. I see Best Buy and others have had this phone for even less at times. Does anyone know a backup method for this phone as I don't think I can do that with WPInternals based on what I've done so far and the requirements of WPinternals for backup.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Jerome-X:
Windows Phone Internals with Lumia 550 Support? Will this be available soon?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] wpuser8337:
Detect root access from within app

Hello

Is there any way to programmatically detect that a device has been flashed with a custom ROM with root access? i.e. by accessing some system files/folders from within application code? Specifically asking for WP 8.1.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] souma_rox:
u mean something like root checker right
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] wpuser8337:
I'm not familiar with that tool.

Essentially I want to write an application which has code which detects if the Windows Phone OS has been tampered with/rooted/jailbroken, and if so will display a message to the user that the system may be compromised.

On other platforms you typically do this by attempting to access previously inaccessible files/folders/binaries or checking for the existence of specific files/folders/registry keys.

I want to know that if I use the wpinternals tool to run a custom ROM with root access that it will be detectable from within an application by some way - perhaps by performing one of the above.

I am going to try it out and see what I can find, I was hoping someone had this information already.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] winphouser:
[MENTION=7285282]wpuser8337[/MENTION] I'm really curious, why do you want to do that? Do you think WPI is a virus? :s
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] wpuser8337:
Ha no not at all, I think it is a great tool. But I am currently working on an application based around privacy and security and I would want to know if the application has been deployed on a compromised device.