yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] ConceptVBS:
From what I've heard, the Epic uses Touch Wiz "2.5" rather than the more fancy 3.0. According to Sprint, they had to use this psuedo "2.5" version due to the lanscape orientation keyboard useage....whatever that means.

There seems to be some features that are missing from the Epic (such as customizable home screens and dock icons). Perhaps this is why it boots up REAL fast or perhaps they cleaned up the RFS file system. I dont know.
[Captivate General] andars05:
According to post #19 (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7781445&postcount=19) that looks like that's exactly what they did.
[Captivate General] Bjd223:
Fat32 actually has some decent performance charecteristics on smaller drives. So I am not sure rfs is the (entire) issue. It might have something to do with the lagfix loading a 'virtual disk' on top of it, this additional layer might add some type of buffering of better read-a-head optimizations.
[Captivate General] Martinjv71:
Mod move this

Mod can you please move this to the Epic 4G forum?!
[Captivate General] kennethpenn:
There's a reason I posted this here. This is about the Captivate's internal structure, Touchwiz 3.0, and the Captivate's lag problem... and how Samsung fixed it.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
The captivate has 1 16GB NAND Chip - see the teardowns - MoviNAND. 13.6 GB is partitioned as "Internal SD card" and the rest is "Internal Phone memory".
[Captivate General] mod777:
I have a Captivate and my live in lady has an Epic. I have Perception 8 non oc/uv (i9000 rom) and she has Quantom 2.0.0 rom. Her phone is much laggier than mine. Angry Birds for example stutters a bit on her phone, doesn't on mine. The developers of the voodoo lagfix which is in P8, according to their webpage, are working on a lagfix for the Epic.

Voodoo project website
[Captivate General] TheEscapist:
Just so you know, my Captivate scored 900+ stock as well. And now, on Cm6.1, I'm getting 2500+.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] galaxysguy:
Let's consolidate this into one thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=761045
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] SS2006:
dont forget the

su

after the second line

_____

cd /dev/block <enter>

su	<enter> <at this point your phone will ask for superuser access ALLOW it>

dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.bak <enter>

Go find the file on your SD Card

if anyone wants help, pm me
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] galaxysguy:
thanks for the correction. would you mind posting the commands so others may see them better?

if anyone wants to do it themselves open the bak file in any hex editor and look around the code is in there twice and is an 8 digit number

added an attachment that shows where it is located. the last box on line 515040 I just removed all the other information to make sure there was no identifying information to protect the source.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] karakake:
wow discovered this after I paid for mine LOL

but still no regret.. no more hassle worth more than $35 for me :)

Anyway thanks OP for sharing your knowledge for free!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TriC_101:
hmmm line 515040 mine shows 123456789 i'm using hex edit neo... mabey I should try a diffrent program.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] RazvanG:
works great ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
I have a Captivate and I believe I found it. I don't have another network provider sim to put in. I tried the #0111*unlockcode# with and without my AT&T sim in. It returns "Not registered on network" if I try without a sim card in. If I try with the sim card in it says running ussd code and then says "Rejected".
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TriC_101:
what hex editor are you guys using..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
I'm using Hex Fiend (for Mac). I found (or at least believe I found it) near/on offset 5332044. Try doing an ASCII search for SSNV
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TriC_101:
Think I found it now.. thanks.. hey did you get yours to work?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
I can't get mine to take. I think this unlock method requires me to put in a different network providers sim card (which I don't have :P).
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TriC_101:
Its not the number that you see twice its the 8 digit number rate after that.. its works.. now working on rogers..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
Same problem here. I found the number and it is no good.

BTW the same info is in the file /efs/nv_data.bin

I am going to try flashing a different rom and see if that does it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] darkflyer1983:
International samsung galaxy s

does this work on the international version of the SGS?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
International as in Europe? I am still having trouble with mine. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
adding this self hacking method topic to the main topic :)

Thanks guys, keep up the good work
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] darkflyer1983:
yes, I mean the European version.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rbnet.it:
Try this: http://www.multiupload.com/2IAYWWGF8A

It's a win32 executable. Run the program from command line with the blockdevice backup as parameter:

c:\sgux.exe bml3.bak

IT returns the unlock code fory your phone.

It's based on the tip posted on this thread by rhcp0112345.

It works with european sgs.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] NotBillable:
I found the number some where around 7D7850. Do a search for SSNV and that helps. The unlock code is the 8 digit number after the twice repitition of an another 8 digit number :)

For example: this is what i found when searching for ssvn:

SSNVgµj`½€ÂµŸƒ{ô)7ãæ&J¹˜–™ñJ"ËŸÓ*GI£Järç ÈJÇˆ~&gUP§‘×Èó2ëæ?€Ú÷ä597103215971032156774932000000302610204040001010999990ÿ

the bold is the unlock key.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
I think this guy deserves the bounty if this works for everybody
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
Okay, I found it :) I still can't get it to accept using #0111*code# If I enter it in and hit dial it says it rejected the ussd code.

Do I have to have another sim card? I want to unlock it for future purposes. I don't actually have a sim card from another carrier. I suppose I can borrow one of my friend's T-Mobile sim cards.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
it didn't work for my Spanish SGS :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TriC_101:
ya mine work not work that way as well.. but with another sim card in the phone boots then ask for the unlock code.. and it works.. if you could get to that screen it would work... maybe their is a code to get the unlock key screen up..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] esticbo:
Grazieeeeeee!!!!! Thank!!!!!!!!!!!!! work I've unlock my Spanish SGS
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
Ok before we get started I need to make this REALLY clear. This did not work for my i9000…. I cannot guarantee you will find your code…. If your device freezes (to many attempts) I am sorry but I cannot be held responsible.

Using ADB

Step 1. – Get the file

You need to have root

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.bak

mount USB storage and copy the file off the internal SD card

Step 2. – Find the code

Use the steps quoted below or

Open the file in a HEX editor

Search for SSNV

At the end of this block of data there should be a string of numbers

(my unlock code started at 0x18005a)

The format will be numbers.unlockcode.numbers

Step 3. – Enter the code

As far as I know the *#0111*code# and #7465625*638*Code# codes don’t work so you MUST

Power down your phone

Put in a SIM card from another carrier

Power up your phone

When it boots up it will ask for the unlock code that you found above
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] marcopon:
Hi! I'm the co-author of the SGUX tool.

You mean the tool didn't find the code from your file, or that the code that it found won't work? Or the tool gave you some other kind of error?

Thanks,

Bye!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
What rom do you have on it? My spanish version is being very stubborn.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
The code it found didn't work. I have entered it several times and that is the only code I can find in the file. I am glad it is working for other people though. Couldn't you write the program as a shell script that would run on the /efs/nv_data.bin file?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] marcopon:
OK, thanks! I was afraid that maybe the tool wasn't working properly, but it seems that it does its job of locating that code. If that won't work, maybe that's some other kind of issues (don't know, maybe like wrong codes entered too much times?).

Sorry but I'm not too familiar via how that works, at the moment. I and rbnet took the way of just operating on the "already extracted" file to simplify the dev process, in strict observance of the KISS priciple! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
dagentooboy

did you make sure to put in ANOTHER SIM card that is not of the same network?

you need to trigger the Wrong network message for it to grand you the proper unlock code.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] _dGs_:
Thanks it worked on the Galaxy S GT-I9000 locked on SFR.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] esticbo:
I have a SGS of Movistar and I've the JM5 as rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] antz88c:
how to do use this? any tutorial?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Uss_Defiant:
will this work for the bell version as well? I'd love to try but i'd need to go through some pains to get another sim card of a diff network lol
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
Yeah.... I had to flash back to an older firmware.... look at my instructions here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7776555#post7776555
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] AllGamer:
yes it works on the bell version
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] inku:
Worked on my Captivate on at&t nice:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] lexcyn:
OMFG I love you guys. Who can I send some money to! I unlocked it myself by finding the HEX value. Screw you Bell!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Electroz:
Can someone please try this method without another providers sim card...

Power off phone, remove SIM, and reboot phone.

Go into dialer and type #7465625*638*#

enter the unlock code here, on the screen that pops up, then report what happens.

I do not have another sim card, and it gives me a network unlock unsuccessful error every time.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
I put a list of those responsible on this post. Feel free to donate to any/all of them
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TDO:
You need another sim card.

Already written here a couple of times.

Are you using the original firmware?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Electroz:
I just went out and purchased a Telus sim card. Unlock code does not work for me. I think it may be an issue with my specific phone though.

The unlock code I get from BML3 is 17206096. From what I can tell by what others have posted. Most peoples begin with a 5. Im wiping my phone right now so I can return it for a new one..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
mine started with a 2 :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] gadget88:
use method from post #22, I used it and it gave me a code in less than 2 minutes
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] FadeFx:
too bad this comes one week after i unlocked mine through a website code provider for 25$... however, thanx for your good work, and you will definteley recieve a beer or two if a friend of mine would come in the needs of this...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] j7899:
Does this require the stock rom? I am running a Captivate with rom I9000XWJM5, and was able to get the code but wasn't sure if it may be the incorrect one due to not being on the stock rom.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
That is a good question.... I put that at the bottom of the guide that I posted elsewhere in this forum. I had to flash back to get it to work on mine. I would suggest (if it freezes it's not my fault) trying the code once on the rom you have and if it doesn't work flash back and try it
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Qverse:
WoW It worked

Wow

This worked great ..

Samsung T-mobile Vibrant (of course ROOTED)

adb shell

su <enter> <at this point if your phone will ask for superuser access ALLOW it>

dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.bak <enter>

Go find the file on your SD Card

Got code (bml3.bak), place it in c: drive with the file sgux.exe

goto start, run, type cmd

cd\ (enter)

c:/sgun.exe bml3.bak

write down code

Then Power off phone, remove SIM, place wife's ATT SIM card it asked for code.

and WOW.. unlocked. and works....Ohhh YES...Thank You
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] yhdks:
Thank you so much! It worked on my I9000M (Bell version).
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rbnet.it:
My stock rom was JF5 (European I9000). Now I am on JG5 and I have unlocked the phone with this rom.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] gadget88:
Thanks to all of you... I have combined all the info and made one guide and here it is.. Credit goes to all of you on XDA..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
Good to know....looks like mine was the exception not the rule
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] HolyGigi:
Thank you so much, both of you :D unlocked my phone and used the exe tool from post 22.

Works great
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] j7899:
A note on the guide, it's easy to get the file off the phone via adb pull /sdcard/bml3.bak which will put the bml3.bak in the same directory as adb.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Electroz:
Just replaced the phone. Worked perfectly! Great job guys!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] shuck:
Works like a charm!

I can confirm that is working (Orange Romania), great job guys and thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] RazvanG:
You're Welcome ! (cu placere :p)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Shin0chan:
nm, got the right ver for one click root.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739300
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] mattmac:
Rooted, unlocked a bell model and now running on rogers. 5 minutes work including hex searching. Thanks to the hacker that figured it out for us all!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Shin0chan:
what am i missing?

Actually... I got further and got the one click root app to do it's magic on my vibrant and installed the update.zip.. But I don't have root access? I followed the instructions from gadget88 and from xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739300 but I can't get any further to get the .bak.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] gadget88:
do u have superuser app on ur phone?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
Did you have to use the Telus sim to unlock or did you just enter in #7465625*638*# for the prompt and then enter the unlock code?

I went back to stock firmware and still can't get it to accept using #7465625*638*#
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dnsp:
You have to use a SIM from another network. Or Insert *7465625*638*# and choose MCC/MNC other than your own network. Reboot, phone will ask for the code - insert the code. This is only IF you dont't have a SIM from another carrier.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Shin0chan:
I knew I was missing something, I grabbed Busy Box off the market place and installed that. It gave me a prompt on my phone when i typed "su". Everything worked perfect after that! Got my unlock code from sgux.exe and successfully unlocked my phone!

/hits EASY button

"That was easy!"

Thanks a lot gadget88 for your guide and the people to made this happen! ty ty.

For rogers, I used the following info from thesplitbrain.com/2009/06/27/apn-settings-for-htc-dream-on-rogers/

Name: Rogers

APN: rogers-core-appl1.apn

Proxy: not set

Port: not set

Username: not set

Password: not set

Server: not set

MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com

MMS proxy: 10.128.1.69

MMS port: 80

MCC: 302

MNC: 720

APN Type: not set
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] gadget88:
great to hear..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
It requires the lock code in order to change the MCC/MNC, which it then rejects. I'll try to find another carriers sim and try entering the code.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dnsp:
It's the one you already have but you're doing it wrong because the only way to insert the code is with a SIM from other network. So you have to lock your own SIM, restart the phone and enter the code again when prompted.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andars05:
I found out I was entering the MCC/MNC with the incorrect syntax. I entered in the MCC/MNC for T-Mobile (310/026) along with my code and it said "lock successful" I then put in my AT&T sim and rebooted. It doesn't prompt me however. I appreciate the help dnsp.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rhcp011235:
You are all welcome you want to donate to the person who made this possible its me
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] galaxysguy:
Nice to see you went from demanding $45 a pop ($35 for XDA members of course) to accepting donations. That's more like it but thanks to myself and others we were the ones who didn't do it out of greed but for the betterment of the community.

Having said that, donations are in order for him and anyone who wrote apps to simplify the process.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] donmega_icecube:
i extracted my unlock code using the sgux.exe tool and using a hex editor, and both codes were the exact same, but they never worked for whatever reason.

i turned off my phone, and tuned it back on, punched it the code when it poped up asking for the unlock, i hit unlock, and it says it's unsuccessful.

my phone is rooted using the "once click root for 2.1". and i have the superuser permissions in the applications folder.

i really don't know what else to do here.

please help
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] lkaba:
Thanks

Thanks so much the guy that figured this out.

I just unlocked my bell samsung galaxy . It was so straight forward.

Thanks again
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
The new scripts shouldn't need root :D

try Step 4 here

hope that helps
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] shapiro1234567890:
can someone please give me step by step instructions? I have the vibrant
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Little Dragon:
dont be lazy and search
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] galaxysguy:
Read my first post. We should all consolidate it to the thread that has the guide to it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] phonepersonality:
You need to use ADB on your pc/mac to connect to your phone (make sure its in Debug Mode).

Then run the newly provided script from your command line/terminal screen and it will provide you with the unlock code.

Shut down your phone and replace the SIM with one from an unsupported carrier.

Enter the code in the window and select 'unlock'.

Jump for joy :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] pitbull292006:
Worked like a charm for me the first time, now my captivate is unlocked:D

I too think that he should get the unlock bounty.....Great F'n work man
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Orillian:
BTW: people you don't even need a hex editor just open in Notepad++ or Wordpad etc, look for SSNV and scroll a small amount if the string of numbers doesn't show on the screen. the unlock code is encapsulated in null characters (blank spaces) and stands out like a sore thumb.

Thank you all who found this for my newly unlocked SCS bell.

O.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] titanle:
so i put my captivate in debug and plugged it in. i run the one click root in administrator mode. But when i click root and that cmd screen pops up, my phone doesnt go into recovery mode or anything, it just stays on the regular home screen and nothing happens. i downloaded the ms framework 4, the drivers, the one click root and the android sdk

any suggestions please?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
Read the guide here ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] titanle:
when i run the code generator batch file it says adb is not a valid file, cannot locate data.nv and so on

there is no code generated.. What do i do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] hotdoggie:
Help please!

Can someone please help me? I used the extractcodes.zip earlier today and I thought something went wrong after it found only the freeze code and the network control key--I did not realize that the Network control key IS the unlock code.

Anyway, when I put in another sim card, I entered the freeze code instead. Of course, it was not successful and it indicated that only 2 attempts left.

Anyway, to make it short, now there are a few problems:

1. at the top, there is a red exclamation point next to the sim card icon no matter which sim card I put in.

2. to the right of the sim card icon, there is a blue sign (like a do not enter sign but in blue and basically a circle with a slanted line in it.

3. it basically only allows me to enter the Network Lock Control Key

Please help! Did I brick my phone?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dagentooboy:
I just tried it and it is working.... maybe run as administrator? What version of Windows are you running?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] titanle:
I wasnt able to figure it out so i gave it to my friend with a MAC to do it. He managed to get it unlocked :)

Now i just need to root it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] maoten:
i managed to get the numbers from the "nv_data.bin"

but i can't figure out what the code is?

00101031016031020031021031022031023031024031025031026031027031031031049031058031066031080099999#999990

this is the numbers after the SSNV word can anybody help me to figure it out please?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] nhoemvedau:
hi can you please tell me what my unlock key is?

i found this:

ÿSSNV.œC$ò·©§ºæª.0$«5I¬‹žøMÖÞj.Ñ“St¿Àdd¹ˆ,œÓVå..$¹¶Ó—.ç.ôU.2Xc..”OT.ÉqFMµ.FFFFFFFF........................00101031016031020031021031022031023031024031025031026031027031031031049031058031066031080099999#999990ÿ

at 005ED8FF

------->

when i tried to use the sgux.exe

search code block >> found

searching code >> empty.

help plz
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] reventon1500:
Guys, i need advice

i followed the no sim method on the first post.

when I entered *7465625*638*# and i was asked MMC Code and Control Key

I entered the number in MMC code which is 22610 as given in the post and used unlock code for the control key.

when i press ok, it said LOCK successful. Does it mean i unlocked the phone?

I reinserted my at&t sim, the network is there. But no way to test other sim since i don't have one.

Please advice

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Freestyle111:
beautiful! nice work. I can't wait to learn how to unlock phones. I got several smart phones here in the US that are waiting.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mindrage:
Hi,

My leo device has HSPL3 (SPL.2.08.HSPL) and i've tried to flash it several times for testing roms.

I always had a success full ROM flash, but after a few flashes it started to reboot at random times, even in standby modes.

The radio verision was 2.12.50.2_22, Worked fine with all my ROMs.

I've flashed several roms after the reboot problem, but it still just reboots with other roms, even the official roms with the latest patches.

I've tried,

Energy ROMs

CleanEX roms

Artemis Swedish

v 1.66 from HTC website.

What can the problem be?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeantbron:
Hi, same problem, hspl2 for me, 1.66 on my 1st hd2, go to repair and now it have a new motherboard.

stock rom for a while, to see there is no problem, so hspl2 2.08 and at 1st reboot freeze on startup, and now reboot in standby mode(i didn't flash rom yet)