[HOWTO] Remove the Hero's security and CID locks

[ash1980]

Thanks for that irishandrew.

To sumarise, this is the way i understand it.

- At the moment, there is no way to unlock simlock with the cable alone.
- you will still need an unlock code.
- However, the cable method allows you to use non-orange sourced unlock codes. These are generally cheaper.

- if you buy a non-orange code that does not work, get a refund, and use the cable method to allow it to work !!!

I havent tried this yet, but if anyone else who has got theirs to work, please confirm.

Thanks

Ash

 

[Z!L0G80]

- At the moment, there is no way to unlock simlock with the cable alone.

yu can try
[email protected]?AA ->Get Security Flag
mine 0

[email protected]=7,0 ->Set Security Flag

[email protected]=3,%x -> Clear SimLock Code
dont known value %x u can try 0 or 1

 

[cadetnudt]

Hi irishandrew.

I wonder that does this hacking method work on HTC Magic (G2)?

After upgrade my G2,the SPL changed to 1.76.0007 with S-ON and cannot be flashed any more,I want to remove the CID lock inorder to downgrade to a lower version...

Thanks

 

[shazna2002]

My Hero has same problem .. I tried the "Golden card" methiod but still cannot work !!!

 

[irishandrew]

Hi irishandrew.

I wonder that does this hacking method work on HTC Magic (G2)?

After upgrade my G2,the SPL changed to 1.76.0007 with S-ON and cannot be flashed any more,I want to remove the CID lock inorder to downgrade to a lower version...

Thanks

Hi cadetnudt,

I don't see why it shouldn't work? Although in order to use the cable method described in the first post you will need Hboot 1.76.0004, not the .0007 one you have. Jesterz very kindly supplied an update.zip of the SPL in post #43

 

[cadetnudt]

Thank you very much irishandrew,

As the 1.76.0007 is a perfect SPL and it is G2 that I have ,so there must be no way to

change the SPL for now,hoping an eng version will be published or leaked soon...

 

[irishandrew]

@Cadetnudt

Sorry, tiredness got the best of me this morning;

the spl zip in the first post is written for the hero (or modified from the hero - using specifically the radio mentioned and of course spl 1.76.0004) - as such the magic would need a hacked spl derived from its own.

What I should have said is that with such an spl available, I imagine the process via the cable would otherwise be similar. Sorry if I was confusing

 

[cadetnudt]

Hi irishandrew,

It's OK ,you are welcome,I know already about the Magic's latest SPL 1.76.0007.

Now what I can do is waiting ...

 

[talkways]

Hi,

Can we use gold card method to downgrade the phone so it can accept unlock codes??

 

[talkways]

Would anyone from Europe be interested in making and testing this cable for me (€ of course) ?

B

Did you find any one who can build this cable for me (£ of course)???

 

[agent-5]

Cable Building Service

If anyone would like me to build a fully working cable for them (I can also provide the correct software, files and guides on CD-ROM), PM me on this site or contact me through www.MoDaCo.com (user ID: agent-5).

 

[packetlss]

Will this work for a CDMA Hero??

No. The attached file requires a special version of GSM radio and GSM HBOOT image.

 

[cadetnudt]

Will this work for G1 or G2??

 

[wagjj]

hi,adq
can you try this on g2 32a? i think g2 32a have same hardware with hero.
after updata the offical sense rom on g2 32a, we can not downgrade to any rom, we wish this method can use on g2 32a.

thanks

 

[kiall]

So - If you get S-OFF with a 004 HBOOT, and upgrade to a 007 HBOOT, does the S-OFF stay?

So - after a 007 upgrade - does fastboot etc continue to work?

Thanks!

 

[packetlss]

So - If you get S-OFF with a 004 HBOOT, and upgrade to a 007 HBOOT, does the S-OFF stay?

So - after a 007 upgrade - does fastboot etc continue to work?

Thanks!

Read post #4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4531522&postcount=4

 

[kiall]

Ooops! I did read the whole thread, but it was late sorry!

So - is there anything we can do (in theory anyway, i know there's nothing for it right now...) to keep fastboot etc working - besides getting our hands on an engineering SPL?

 

[mmitar]

On my HTC Hero (T-Mobile branded) USB VCC gets shut down almost immediately after bootup. I get just:

RTC works

boot reason: PM_KPD_PWR_KEY_ON_RT_ST

(PowerOn Status,Boot Reason)=(1,1)
NAND_FLASH_READ_ID : SAMSUNG_512MB_FLASH_256MB_SDRAM

ARM9_BOOT_MODE0, Boot Android
Read CFG0 = AA

I have measured the voltage on USB VCC pin during the bootup and there is simply no voltage very soon (second or even less) after (normal, without removed security and CID locks) bootup. I will now power my MAX3232 with battery but I was wondering why is this so and has anybody else noticed this? Should I turn something on?

 

[Z!L0G80]

hi, i have little bricked usb connector on my hero and i want send it to repair. i have s-off an changed CID to 11111111 ,i there way somthing like hackspl to change it back to locked state because of repair? (fastboot and adb work fine ,but htc sync and debug cable doesnt :/ )

 

[sindrefyrn]

Will it work putting this, this and this cable together instead of making one?