[General Questions and Answers] Dr.Cosmar:
I never find a need to ask a question to a forum. it's long overdue though. For ages, I have just been mooching off of the great minds at XDA.

This one is a bit difficult.

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Anyone reading this threat is probably looking for instructions on "How to unlock Bootloader to Nord N10 (MetroPCS) or BE2025 as the model suggests. If you have a BE20XX, you are in the wrong place. This is only meant for the BE2025 since it's the toughest cookie I found out of the three models I know of.

I successfully obtained an unlock_code.bin file from OnePlus's awesome support team. After much back and forth. This is for the BE2025.

I started an application to obtain a bootloader unlock token from OnePlus's website. What I didn't realize is that there was a model difference between T-Mobile versions of the N10 and the MetroPCS version. I left the application up after realizing this, and contacted OnePlus support.

To make a long story short, they told me to, "consult the carrier" (Metro).

The carrier told me "consult the manufacturer we can't do that".

The manufacturer said, "give me some time".

Moments later after the chat had ended and I was on a 24-48 hour wait for an email with more information. My application (for the unlock token) magically got approved after receiving my chat transcript.

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I copied the unlock_code.bin to the platform-tools folder.

Fired up CMD, and entered the following commands.

cd C:/platform-tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin

I get this...unfortunately.

C:\platform-tools>fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin
Sending 'unlocktoken' (0 KB) OKAY [ 0.014s]
Writing 'unlocktoken' FAILED (remote: 'Flashing is not allowed in Lock State')
fastboot: error: Command failed

So, it seems to be a catch 22. I feel pretty dumb right now, and I'm hoping someone has better knowledge to chart this territory. I could be using the wrong fastboot commands, definitely a possibility. So many are out there though. I just feel like I am doing something wrong right here, or it's definitely a catch 22.

Let's go over some basic Q&A so y'all don't have to troubleshoot the little things.

Q: Did you enable debugging and OEM in developer options?

A: Yes

Q: Are all your drivers up to date, fastboot, adb, etc etc?

A: Yes

Q: Did you copy unlock_code.bin to your android root directory?

A: Android 11 won't allow me to place it in the root. I'm thinking this is the major hurdle.

I looked around a bit online, and most instructions insist you can just enter two commands, and "bam" you did it. That's not the case for the BE2025. At least not on android 11. I am sure there are other users struggling with this too. Or I just can't find the right thread buried in a mountain of easy instructions that don't really need to be reposted so much.

Setup:

Windows 10 Pro /w dev insider activated.

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41

Version 31.0.3-7562133

Android version: 11

Build: 11.0.1.BE88CF

Model: BE2025

Build Number: BE2025_17_210803

I need someone to come pour some gravy on this subject.

TLDR: How do I get this unlock_code.bin to take on the Nord N10 BE2025?

Thank you for your time in advance. If there was information I left that may be of use, ask away.

Sorry for the long read.