yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] Octane70:
this worked slick on my bell Samsung gio unlocked it for telus, good Job op
[Android General] bjarmstrong:
01234567

I'm stuck, and after hours of searching I am exhausted.... I cannot find my unlock code.

Phone: Samsung GT-I5500M

Carrier: PC Mobile (Bell Network)

I downloaded the bml5.img file (24.2MB), but all I can find is "01234567".

I have searced:

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF

and

FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

And either came up empty or with "01234567".

If anyone can help me with my unlock code it would be appreciated. Attached is a zip version of the bml5 file.

Thanks.
[Android General] Meia:
Mine was a vodafone portugal and the code was @ 00224000
[Android General] yagami:
hi,

I have a brand new Samsung galaxy Gio.

I tried using the bml5 with rageagainstthecage method. I can properly put and run rageagainstthecage on the phone, but then i cannot reconnect back to the phone.

After running rageagainstthecage, adb doesnt find the device.

I have to reboot to be able to reconnect to the phone, but then i am no long able to have root.

any help ?

Thanks
[Android General] ol1ver:
Have you tried anything other then the BML method? STL5 method bricks your phone and puts 01234567 as your unlock code. Especially some of the early (broken) tools!

Check your IMEI number. If that's 0 or not the same as on the sticker of the phone you broke your BML5 partition! (It's reset to default or something) If you don't have a BML5 backup you will have to return it to samsung for recovery. Only they can restore your Wifi mac, bluetooth mac and IMEI. Remove root, reset everything and tell the service tech you don't know what heppend. Good luck!
[Android General] dieselboyx:
I was able to locate the unlock code in the hex file, however after inputting it I get network unlock unsuccessful error. Strangely this is the same code that they provided via an ebay unlock code auction.

Does anyone have any further suggestions as to what may be the issue?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 5830D Telus.
[Android General] stipipoy:
Hi,

I have a rooted Samsung GT-I5500m which i got from my brother and was locked to Virgin Mobile Canada i believe. I sent it to a tech, paid 10$ to have it unlocked, however after a week my phone crashed and what i did was pullout the battery and restarted it and wham! SIM network unlock is there again, its a good thing the tech managed to unlocked it again without asking for another 10 bucks. Right now everything's OK but i would just like to know about my phone's unlock code for safety measures.

I followed everything here, everything went fine. Was able to get my bml5 file around 24mb. Used a hex editor but mine was showing "00000000". tried using a different hex editor, same result. Does that mean it's my unlock code? Haven't tried a different sim card yet, afraid that it will lock me out and won't be able to use my phone. Any advise guys? I'm at work right now, if you need my bml5 uploaded i can do that later, thanks in advance.
[Android General] sachin12315:
Dude i think u should try flashing it with some rom....that way you can unlock your phone......if there is a sim lock problem then get it unlocked by a shop and ask him for the code n switch off the code from settings.....good luck try it
[Android General] cbuy:
S5830C

Hi guys ! Will BML5 method work on a Samsung Galaxy Ace (model S5830C) ? I've got it yesterday and I'm wanting to unlock it. Please advise !!!
[Android General] AlwaysDroid:
Works just fine!
[Android General] omniviper:
guys ive been trying to extract bml4, bml 5, bml 11 on the samsung galaxy pocket, it seems that the bml method does not work on the pocket? someone please confirm
[Android General] tweakradje:
I dunno Samsung Pocket. Perhaps this works: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1647703 (code is in bml15)

Cheers
[Android General] scouse83:
I've been trying to do the bml5 thing in hex editor I don't come accross my unlock code any help would be great
[Android General] robilaur:
and how will that help ... becouse for example i dont know how to reinsert the good stl5 back. Pls tell me how to do it.
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
It is more complicated.

Let's wait for someone to contact me and provide a good stl5. Then I will make a guide on how to fix it.
[Android General] Kapatagan:
Thanks for your effort to help. looking forward ^^
[Android General] vampires.remembered:
dd copies bit by bit... i can't see a problem with this unless you misspell commands, that is bad of instead of if (or wrong path that points to writing on phone mem?).

Just to be safe... do a hardware reset of the phone (*2767*3855#*) after the whole procedure.
[Android General] robilaur:
How can i make hard resete if i cant boot?!
[Android General] BlocK240:
Could you, by chance tell me how you work out the restoration process?

If your steps actually work, you can have my stl5 image immediately.

(btw, no one that followed the steps in this topic has broken the stl5.rfs, android over-reacts when essential data is read and breaks. however, all images are just fine)
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
I don't know what happened, but I cannot boot into the OS again.

It just keeps doing the following:

0.phone is OFF, I turn it on

1.SAMSUNG / www.samsungmobile.com - comes up on screen

2. 0.5 seconds later - black screen

3. goes back to 1.

the phone is off, I connect it to the PC via the cable or to the power line via the USB charger:

0. phone is OFF

1. connect to power

2. screen lights up

3. screen goes black

4. goes back to 2

Download mode works, pressing volume down + middle + power takes me to download mode; power and settings button take me to emergency download mode

What can be done?

P.S.: I have a good stl5, waiting to get the phone to boot to try a restore procedure for it.
[Android General] BlocK240:
Do you have adb? Does it detect the device during its loop of showing the samsung logo?

If yes, backup whatever you can from it, dd if=/sdcard/stl5.rfs of=/dev/block/stl5 and rm -r /data/* rm -r /cache/*
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
I just checked, adb logcat, powered the device on so that it goes into that loop, connected it to the PC - nothing

powered the device off by pulling the battery - connected it to the PC - nothing

Any suggestions?
[Android General] robilaur:
So as i can see u dont have a clear solution to this .... u just like me and others with same problem. In my opinion there is only 1 solution ...and that is to find a way to deploy stl5 on the phone during the first part of flashing the phone. And that needs someone who understands the procedure (thats not me).
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
I have the solution, it's just that I can't test it on my phone since I can't get it to boot now.

More than that, a guide is usually based on something someone already DID and provides it as a "this is how I did it and you could try it too" kind of thing.

You know what they say about people who make assumptions, right?
[Android General] Azrael_PT:
I get: cannot open for read: no such file or directory
[Android General] robilaur:
I cant boot either... that is the problem ..none who got this problem cant boot. The only way is to flash it and include the stl5 in the flashing proces before restart. That means including it in the .img boot or recovery. But idk how to do that
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
An .ops which has efs in it is required. I already tried to add the efs (in the proper manner) and it failed.
[Android General] robilaur:
And how is the proper way? I tryed to make it .tar.md5 but Odin says is not a valid image and stops working
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
What I said is that even with my EFS which was OK it doesn't work in Odin.

We need an .ops file which has something related to the efs in it.

That is, an .ops file with an entry for EFS.
[Android General] robilaur:
Did u manage to make an .tar.md5 img of that file and Odin not failing at it?
[Android General] tweakradje:
Please take notice of my post (#1896) about odin and ops file on this page (half way).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=781149&page=190

It must be possible to flash efs with odin 4.28. The only question is: which number and what do the numbers in the ops file stand for. If someone can figure that out. Other phone odins/ops combinations (like in my example there) can flash efs.

Your stl5.rfs only needs to be tarred.

Cheers
[Android General] boogiemanzor:
Yes, that's what I was saying. It looks like it can't be at 0-9. I'm not even sure it can be done.
[Android General] robilaur:
So we got our selfs 5 bricked phones :D nice... a duzzin more and we can build a house.
[Android General] Arzenic:
Worked as a charm :o:o My phone was locked to "3" network and now its unlocked :cowboy::cowboy: Thanks for this nice tutorial
[Android General] lionsmatara:
Ha ha...

Emabala tom,

uba 4n kadawal wala inna kollonge badatath gehuwa ehenam...:laugh::laugh:

Paw ban un...:rolleyes:

Onna oya ledek balan idapan ban..:p:p
[Android General] Arzenic:
අපෝ මූ මේකෙත් මාව කාලා :d:d
[Android General] Aradesh Lokay:
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

I can confirm that this method is working for the S5830...

Just unlocked my Cell and broke free from chains of Telering!

Thank you very much.
[Android General] ealax:
Tested on Samsung GIO GT-S5660 and it worked very well

thanks for the post
[Android General] M.Barakat:
Do it your self! Just dont brake it!!!

Hello guys,

Did any one test the bml5 method on the tough guy? AKA [Rugby Smart I847]

Or is the method simply universal for all types:angel:?
[Android General] mr1b31r0:
Not lucky getting any luck on my GT S6102

Getting the dd files is easy.

However, neither bml3 nor bml5 have a match for those strings.

Is it because I'm using a custom rom? humm I thought so, but after reading about it, I found out that if the phones displays the form asking for ir, than it can read it.

Any other tricks? is the Galaxy Y Duos GT S6102 that different from a standard Y Duos core? or even a Gio?

Thanks
[Android General] meggerja:
ACE S5830i

Hi, I've got a Ace S5830i and I can get the bml5.img file to my pc but there is not possible to find the code, phone is locked to O2 uk aned when I change the sim card it asking me for unlock code . Can you help to find the code please?
[Android General] tweakradje:
Hi,

s5830i is different phone (despite the name) The efs is in bml15 (be-em-el-fifteen) nand block, not bml5.

Look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1647703

Cheers
[Android General] meggerja:
Great job , I've spend 4 days on this bml5 looking for the code, now just installed the app from the market and unlocked it :)

thank you
[Android General] Dai101:
I just unlocked my S5660L (movista,r Mexico) with this method and works as a charm!!! Now i'm using an old SIM from Telcel and it just works. Have to check others. THANKS!!!!!!!!!
[Android General] eisenbergw:
Do you know which file or /dev device to look in on the Ace 2 I8160?

Thanks,

Wayne
[Android General] RiZK:
For the dutch users who're looking for the vodafone unlock code (i saw a lot of google hits on dutch users, so i thought let's make it easier)...it's

84628153 that one worked for me, or if that doesn't work try 36827159

I don't know if it's illegal to post the codes, so these are all my thoughts and all is figuratively speaking ofcourse!
[Android General] captainbadger:
Dialing *2767*3855# doesn't clear all locks!

I tried this and it didn't remove the network lock.

I'd already rooted my device.

Some information that might be useful:

Model: Samsung Europa GT-I5500

Network: Three (UK)

Android Version 2.2

Baseband Version: I5500NEJP2

Kernel Version 2.6.32.9-perf root@DELL127 #1

Build NumberFROYO.XWJQ3
[Android General] rotiv:
thanks for this tread

easy to do
[Android General] vwasi:
bricked my phone

I hope someone is still reading this and can help me. I used the method above and got the IMEI and network problem on Galaxy i5500. The good thing is I found out the network lock code very quick, the bad thing is that my phone reboots every few minutes and can't conect to any network. I don't have any backups.

Can anyone upload a copy of stl5.rfs or whatever file I need to replace, and of course the noob-proof instructions?
[Android General] padre629:
¿Will this method unlock a SGS Blaze 4G (aka SGH-T769)?

Hey friend, I've a Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4G from T-Mobile (SGH-T769) ROOTED but I live in Colombia

I've a question, ¿will your method (bml5) really functions with this phone?

I don't want to brick it!!!!!

Please, ¿how sure is this method?

/* Anyway I'll try it (more safe than stl5 and the /efs folder)*/

That folder (/dev/bml5) doesn't exists in this phone (I don't founded it in ES explorer)

What to do?!

Thanks!

---------- Post added at 09:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:14 PM ----------

Try to flash any custom ROM ..... maybe this repair your issues.
[Android General] HunterFUD:
Samsung GT-I5500 unlocked

I hawe unlocked gti5500 with this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335548&nocache=1 its working NP ty again :good:
[Android General] HenryTheAndroidN00b:
SGH-S730M

Doesn't seem to work on the Samsung Galaxy Discover. Any ideas?
[Android General] tweakradje:
You might wanna try this: http://sites.google.com/site/tweakradje/android/android-projects

Unlocking by changing the /system/csc/customer.xml file :)

Cheers
[Android General] HenryTheAndroidN00b:
HELP!

When I run the command dd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/bml1 bs=4096

It will say:

shell@android:/ # dd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/bml1 bs=4096

dd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/bml1 bs=4096

/dev/block/bml1: cannot open for read: No such file or directory

1|shell@android:/ #

Anyone know how to fix?
[Android General] HenryTheAndroidN00b:
I will take a look :)
[Android General] HenryTheAndroidN00b:
Unlocking by changing the /system/csc/customer.xml file :)

Cheers[/QUOTE]

I tryed this but it seems the file gets reset every factory reset so the phone did not get unlock
[Android General] padre629:
Friend, I've a SAMSUNG GALAXY BLAZE 4G aka Samsung SGH-T769

Stock ROM, rooted :D

that is sim unlocked :(

I want to follow your method (https://sites.google.com/site/tweakradje/android/android-projects) because another ones (like stl5 don't likes me, I'm afraid of stuck my phone).

In your method you speaks about the customer.xml file that contains carrier information, etc.

I follow this

I do this in my phone (usb debugging on, adb shell, mount -o remount,rw rfs /system, cat /system/csc/customer.xml

and I read this (so, the file has more info!):

Based in this info, <NbNetworkLock>17</NbNetworkLock>, in your web says

does it means:

if I set NbNetworkLock to 0 and I don't perform a factory reset, ¿my phone will be sim unlocked?

or doing this my phone will reset automatically???

Please confirm me this as soon as possible.

Thanks!!!!!
[Android General] padre629:
Now I've edited the /system/csc/customer.xml

What I've edited are in negrita:

I've also deleted the network carriers that appears under the <NetworkInfo> label.

All what I made DON'T function!!!! The phone is still locked!!!

Any help??? Thanks in advance
[Android General] tweakradje:
After editing customer.xml did you do a full factory reset? Dial *2767*3855#
[Android General] HenryTheAndroidN00b:
I did a factory reset with NbNetowrkLock set to 0 and its still locked im on android 4.0.4
[Android General] tweakradje:
OK. I am at the point I cannot help you anymore with your device.

Sorry.
[Android General] padre629:
[Samsung SGH-T769 Galaxy Blaze 4G]

Logically a factory reset (dialling *2767*3855#) restores all user data (apps and settings) including, obviously, the famous customer.xml file.

The file restores to its original state, so the phone is unable to perform a sim unlock (via customer.xml)....

Unless... that *2767*3855# code performs the NCK/Network code resetting (like in older phones)....

The minimum thing that I'll do is to perform a factory reset (*2767*3855# ... first a nandroid backup) and if this doesn't function then perform a nandroid restore.

---------- Post added at 05:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:50 PM ----------

It seems to be an alternative solution to my problem .... but I'm afraid to stuck my phone doing this.

Does anyone perform this into a Samsung SGH-T769?????
[Android General] padre629:
Yes, I've edited the customer.xml file and I configured it right this:

I've performed a factory reset but these settings doesn't apply :( the customer.xml file doesn't resetted to factory, its NbNetworkLock is in 0 value.

CONCLUSION: the factory reset doesn't clean any lock in SGH-T769
[Android General] Darkshado:
[MENTION=5186893]padre629[/MENTION] Your phone doesn't have an MSM7227 SoC, and any similarities with the phones discussed here are due to the fact your Blaze also has a Qualcomm chip.

My grep command simply reads off the bml5 partition, and is as safe as any other technique involving that on MSM7227 based devices.

Your questions belong in the Blaze 4G forums. Have you tried calling T-Mobile USA customer support for the unlock code? (They should be capable of providing you one free of charge, as long as the phone hasn't been reported stolen.)

Another suggestion would be to look into the procedures used with the North American Galaxy Note 2 and S III. The codes used there might also exist on your phone.
[Android General] padre629:
Thanks for answer!

I'll see the SGSIII/SGN2 unlock procedures.

Otherwise:

The problem is that I live in Colombia, I may call to the person that brings me the phone (he lives in USA) and tell him that asks T-Mobile for unlock code.

Thank you very much!!!
[Android General] Darkshado:
If you happen to have a T-Mobile USA SIM card, use that to call 611, I can't tell you for sure it'll work in Colombia, but it does in Canada, and the call is free.
[Android General] padre629:
Friend I live in Colombia but I don't have a T-Mobile SIM card....

I've tried a "trick" made by SGSIII (the famous *#197328640# code) but it doesn't function for me).

¿is there a form to contact with T-Mobile Service support via web, in order to request them for a NCK?

Thanks in advance!!!!!!
[Android General] michaelpereira:
Network Unlock

is there a easier way to unlock?? like how to unlock samsung gio for dummies LOOOL
[Android General] DivineIntregue:
I did absolutely everything you mentioned, and my phone claims that there is no such file or directory... :/

Help?
[Android General] qoqodqo:
No bml5 anywhere under Android 4.1.2

I have the same problem as many others here have with this method:

For some reason on some devices there is simply no /dev/bml5 under Android 4.1.2! :mad:

I have rooted phone, for file browsing using ES File Explorer with root privilegues...so, when adb command prompt returned error stating "no such file" I was going to look for it myself using above mentioned browser and really, there is directory "dev" in root of the phone I8160 but inside there is no file/directory named "bml5"...I also try to search whole root directory - and subs, of course - for such file: THERE IS NOT ANY! :confused:

Originaly, my phone had GB 2.3.6 and I used 4.1.2 Polland ROM (I8160XXMG2_OXXMG1_XEO_Poland_Android_4.1.2) with CWM6 using Odin

So, question is: could it be that newer Android systems, let's say 4.1+ HAVE NOT bml5 ANYMORE??? Just guessing, cos else I do not know what the problem could be... :rolleyes:

P.S.: my phone/SIM is temporalily disabled in a "half-way" (for not paying their invoice :p ): I can receive calls but cannot call myself, so I am not sure if that could be the reason (but probably not) + when I try to dial ANY codes except "*#06#" (IMEI info) it gives me error
[Android General] Darkshado:
That's because your phone runs on a NovaThor U8500 SoC and that the models discussed in this thread all run on Qualcomm MSM7227 chips.
[Android General] qoqodqo:
Aha, so I am completly out of luck with GALAXY Ace 2 :rolleyes: ...ah, got it - thanx for clarification anyway... ;)
[Android General] anabile95:
Helpppp

I can't find the file bml5.img in my phone

I find just a past with that name the that file isn't there

Can u help me please
[Android General] necsay:
so where is imei stored in i5500 ??? stl5 , bml5 ?? or where r all nvram files stored ???
[Android General] woudwijk:
Galaxy gio unlock

hi, i tried to unlock my galaxy gio phone with this tutorial but it still does't unlock my phone it still asks for a network lock control key. The code i found in the mbl5 file is : 51302826. i tried to upload the file but it exeeds the max upload size. Can anyone please help me. Many thanks
[Android General] Franck78:
Hello,

just to say it's ok.

Visually finding the code may be easier than search strings.

When you check the locking state of the phone it replies with 4 locking status.

Quit sure the 3 remaining numbers are also unlocking codes.

So search for the pattern or go directly near offset 142000 (hex)

My phone was ON/OFF/OFF/OFF and is now OFF/OFF/OFF/OFF ;)

It is a GT-S5830 (galaxy ace) baseband S5830XXKB1 froy.pockC1

Time to update now.

Franck

/data/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools/bml5.txt 0x00142533 13%

00141E80 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141EA0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141EC0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141EE0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141F00 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141F20 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141F40 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141F60 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141F80 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141FA0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141FC0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00141FE0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF

00142000 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF 31 36 │ 31 34 32 35 │ 38 32 FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF 16142582

00142020 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF 30 30 │ 30 30 30 30 │ 30 30 FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF 00000000

00142040 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF 30 30 │ 30 30 30 30 │ 30 30 FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF 00000000

00142060 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF 30 30 │ 30 30 30 30 │ 30 30 FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF 00000000

00142080 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF 00 00 │ 00 00 00 03 │ 05 05 05 05 │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF ..........

001420A0 FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF │ FF FF FF FF
[Android General] carlos1984:
tried this on my wind galax y ace 2 e T599v and I cannot find the bml5 file in dev/bml5, is there another way to unlock it.
[Android General] Franck78:
Hello,

do you think quoting an entire one page message really helps ?

There is no /dev/bml5 file ? Well, your device is just not similar and this solution is not applicable to it !

Unless your are more descriptive on 'your' phone/tests...

Franck
[Android General] zuzu512:
Unlock Sansung galay Gio

Hi,

I tried This

irst check if your phone is locked at all. Obvious, but some forget it.

Goto dialer and type: *#7465625#

and if every thing shows off it's because it is unlock ?