Unlock your Vibrant or Captivate for free

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Now that the unlock is out I would like to do it for users without charging like other members.

From a terminal shell on your PC type the commands in the image. Sorry but the forum reads it as a link and since I am a "new" user I am unable to post it. Maybe someone below me can?

PM me and I will give you my email address to send the file to. Again, new user no links

If you wish to make a donation for this service be my guest but it's not necessary.

Thanks to rhcp0112345 for discovering this method but this community is about sharing not profiteering.

anyone wanna give this man a hand? : D

How to Unlock Your Samsung Captivate (AT&T) for FREE

Someone test this:

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>

do that to your rooted phone in ADB
Then just open the file with a hex editor, and SHAZAM! your code is there, 
Around line 515040

http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...9#post13984529

I have the file but cant find my code at the area he said it would be. Anyone have a search term that will make it easier to find?

Edit:

Actually, I think I have it. How many digits should the code be?

I posted some detailed instructions here

Got it. Thanks. Now I need a different sim card to try this out on, unless anyone has another suggestion.

Here is another guide. Credit goes to r34p3rex on Howard forums.

You must be rooted Here's how to grab your unlock code off your own phone, for free!

Connect your phone via USB and open an adb shell (you need the SDK installed)

My SDK is installed in C:\Android

cd c:\android\tools
adb shell
Now that you're in shell type in the following

su
dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.bak
Mount your SD card on your computer and open bml3.bak in a hex editor. Search for the string SSNV (it's in caps). You'll see something like this



SSNV.±Ì.ž.Ì.å....`Få•1Š>...OÊÄÏñ..ý“œÌ5..ÇõÎ_.coõã Ò@×`^ãQ.ÚR=€[¥×‡ùáâß-P.5370859753708597.51531930.00000000100100101#3101 503101703111803104103109809 9999#
In my case, the 51531930 is the unlock code! So basically, it's the second set of numbers (separated by periods).

Pop in a foreign SIM and it'll ask you for an unlock code. Punch this baby in and you're unlocked!

That's great news

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Confirmed working on my Captivate tried a Claro sim card and code worked fine.