[REF] How to unlock/unfreeze all SGS Models [NOW WORKS ON Vibrant 4G][Updated 4-9-11]

[gtangas]

unlock

If you are on the S2 or the note it doesn't work.

No my SGS is the gt-i9000

i have the 2.3.3 xwjvn

and no root

 

[dagentooboy]

No my SGS is the gt-i9000

i have the 2.3.3 xwjvn

and no root

you will need root for it to work... you can email me (use my paypal email in my sig) your /efs/ folder and I can look at it for you.

 

[dagentooboy]

Hi all,

Just an update to those affected. I have been trying to get help here with unlocking my Captivate Glide for a while now. Never got any reply

So I bought an unlock code online which has unlocked the phone. However, every now and then, randomly, it will ask for the code again when I restart the phone. The code is accepted again, but it's very annoying.

Why would this be happening?

Thanks!

Since the glide is a very different phone I am not sure if any of this will work. You can email me a zipped copy of your /efs/ folder and I can see what I can do (use my paypal email in my sig).

 

[gtangas]

you will need root for it to work... you can email me (use my paypal email in my sig) your /efs/ folder and I can look at it for you.

I cant copy the efs folder!

I can see it on an explorer of the phone but... nothing
I tried to make a zip file, copy but it tells me that i dont have permission

My phone is on a ginger stock version of optimus-portugal and i havent root the phone.... yet!

Can you give a hint on this?

thx

 

[dagentooboy]

I cant copy the efs folder!

I can see it on an explorer of the phone but... nothing
I tried to make a zip file, copy but it tells me that i dont have permission

My phone is on a ginger stock version of optimus-portugal and i havent root the phone.... yet!

Can you give a hint on this?

thx

You must root first. Then use a root enabled explorer.

 

[sevenfolds]

man i got a confusing one.
the SGS i use is I9000 Europe version (TMobile) version 2.2.1
i already used it for a couple of days
but one day i removed my battery and sim card
and then i put it back, says network lock control key
so i got no idea, i tried to upgrade the firmware, saw the latest
i used 2.3.6 and flashed it via odin, i rooted it, install busybox and galaxy_s unlock
it worked for 1 time
but it goes back to network lock control key

what should i do man?
maybe you can give me tips
aside from the online buying of codes,
i don't have a credit card that's why
thanks in advance

 

[dagentooboy]

man i got a confusing one.
the SGS i use is I9000 Europe version (TMobile) version 2.2.1
i already used it for a couple of days
but one day i removed my battery and sim card
and then i put it back, says network lock control key
so i got no idea, i tried to upgrade the firmware, saw the latest
i used 2.3.6 and flashed it via odin, i rooted it, install busybox and galaxy_s unlock
it worked for 1 time
but it goes back to network lock control key

what should i do man?
maybe you can give me tips
aside from the online buying of codes,
i don't have a credit card that's why
thanks in advance

Did you try the hex hack on the first post?

 

[sevenfolds]

Did you try the hex hack on the first post?

i'll try that one

and if it doesn't still unlocks the network
i'll downgrade the firmware
and do that both
then upgrade it

 

[b-george]

If i unlock my s3 with Voodoo Galaxy S III SIM Unlock app from market, will i lost my warranty. I know i have to unroot to get warranty back.

Because even if i unroot, my will still be sim unlocked.

 

[dabrain23]

Hey.
I have a korean SGS (M110S) on the newest WC13 firmware. unfortunately none of the options work. i tried copying the nv_data.bin, but i can't locate the correct address. it strangely doesnt exist?!?! your free tool from the market doesnt work either.

can you help out?

my nv_data.bin
http://www.mediafire.com/?lrq5qe4tew6xvh2

 

[dagentooboy]

Hey.
I have a korean SGS (M110S) on the newest WC13 firmware. unfortunately none of the options work. i tried copying the nv_data.bin, but i can't locate the correct address. it strangely doesnt exist?!?! your free tool from the market doesnt work either.

can you help out?

my nv_data.bin
http://www.mediafire.com/?lrq5qe4tew6xvh2

There are only 2 places with the FF FF FF 01 00 00 00 00 combination. You might try changing one place from 01 to 00 and put it in /efs/ and delete nv_data.bin.md5 and reboot. Check the locks and if that doesn't work switch it back and try the other.

 

[chleoj]

Vibrant 4G/SGS 4G manual method here

PRO App also works on Vibrant 4G/SGS 4G for anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with a hex editor

Do NOT try this or any other unlock method on the SC-02B Docomo phone. Please see thread here for progress on the SC-02B

Please note the same information used to develop the app is in the guide for free... the app just makes it easier

ALL METHODS FOR NEWER PHONES REQUIRE ROOT... PLEASE GO GET ROOT ON YOUR PHONE AND THEN COME BACK.

Oh and BTW... I cannot be held responsible for anything that happens to your phone.... EVER!

Before you start... if you don't have root you WILL need it unless you are on a really old version of android 2.1 (look in Appendix A for depreciated methods)

Step 1. - Retrieve nv_data.bin file
use "adb shell" or a terminal emulator to get a terminal prompt and run the following commands

su
cat /efs/nv_data.bin >> /sdcard/nv_data.bin

Step 2. - Edit nv_data.bin file
mount the internal SD Card on your computer
make a backup copy of the nv_data.bin file on your computer
using your favorite HEX editor open the nv_data.bin on the sdcard
jump to address 0x181468

you should see a string like this
ff 01 00 00 00 00 46 46
there are 5 different types of locks in 5 different bytes
the FF byte should be left alone
the first byte after the FF is the network lock
the next byte is the network subset lock
the next byte is the sp lock
the next byte is the cp lock
the last byte appears to be a data lock.
the 46 46 should be left alone
Change any 0x01 to 0x00 (or 0x00 to 0x01 to lock for warranty)
It should read ff 00 00 00 00 00 46 46 for unlocked
save and close file
unmount SD Card

Step 3. - Replace nv_data.bin file
I want to say it again so no one misses it MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP OF YOUR NV_DATA.BIN FILE BEFORE YOU CONTINUE!!!!!

use "adb shell" or a terminal emulator to get a terminal prompt and run the following commands

su
rm /efs/nv_data.bin
rm /efs/nv_data.bin.md5
cat /sdcard/nv_data.bin >> /efs/nv_data.bin
chmod 755 /efs/nv_data.bin
chown radio.radio /efs/nv_data.bin || chown 1001.1001 /efs/nv_data.bin
reboot

your phone is now unlocked... enjoy

[OPTIONAL] Use the PRO app [OPTIONAL]
Please note that this step is ONLY here for people that are not comfortable using a Hex editor.
Search "Vibrant unlock" in the market or scan the QR code:

Install and run app
press menu
press Unlock Phone
Select phone
allow root
at this point if you get an error code make SURE you mount your internal SD card on your computer and backup the nv_data.bin.orig file that is there.
press unlock
restart and your phone is now unlocked

to lock your phone for warranty
press lock instead of unlock
restart your phone, remove root, and take your phone in for warranty


APPENDIX A (DEPRECIATED)

DOES NOT WORK ON 90% PHONES PLEASE USE THE APP
Using ADB
Make sure that Network Lock is the only thing on... go to phone and enter *#7465625#
Make sure USB debugging is enabled (Settings->Applications->Development->USB Debugging)
Using APP (Thanks ClarkeHackworth and DaGentooBoy)
ClarkHackworth's page about the app
Same thing as before if this bricks your phone sorry but we aren't responsible.

Step A.1. – Get your code
Search Samsung Galaxy S Unlock Tool in the market or scan the QR code.

Install SGS_Unlock.apk
Applications->SGS Unlock
Menu->Root Gen Codes (Root method is the most reliable method at this point)

Jump to Step A.2.

Step A.1.alternate – Get your code

For Mac Updated!!! New Script



For Windows UPDATED!!! With Un-Freeze Codes
Video Guide
Download and extract the attached Generate Unlock Windows.zip.
Run Generate_Code.bat
Look for the line Network Control Key:YourCode
Save the code

Step A.2. – Enter the code

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

OR

NO SIM Method (Thanks RazvanG)
(Apparently this just adds another SIM to the accepted SIM list... can someone confirm?)
remove sim card
power on phone without sim
enter *7465625*638*# and relock the phone to another network other than the one u have u'r sim card (eg 22610)
power off phone
insert sim card back
power on and enter nck code extracted from .bak file
phone unlocked

Step A.3. – Flash back (IF THE CODE DIDN'T WORK)

Flash back to an older firmware (I9000XXJF7 with 513.pit worked for me on an I9000)
Now enter the unlock code you generated in Step 2.




Guide in Spanish here
Guide in Italian here
Guide in Chinese here

LEGAL NOTES (because information should be free for all):
YOU MAY NOT, BY ANY MEANS, USE THIS SOLUTION/CODE OR PART OF IT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
DO NOT USE THIS EXTRACTION METHOD COMMERCIALLY


PLEASE give credit (and donations if you can) to
For those of you that have donated THANKS! (You know who you are... you paid for my developer account so I could post the app)

DaGentooBoy For this AWESOME guide, the free and PRO apps, finding the other unlock bits, the original mac and windows scripts, the no root cat nv_data method, the unfreeze code portion of the mac script, and a lot of troubleshooting (Paypal)

dawen, Helroz, and NWolf for discovering the hex location of the lock bit in the nv_data.bin file (donate to NWolf here)

RazvanG for pointing galaxysguy in the right direction, finding the Freeze Code location in the .bak file, the code for re-locking the phone to any network, and the solution to unlock with only one sim card (Paypal)

rbnet.it and marcopon for the cool SGUX utility for windows to extract both the Unlock and Unfreeze codes (donate to marcopon and rbnet.it Here)

nbs11 for the new mac script that makes it REALLY easy (donate here)

Bowsa2511 for the command to extract the unlock code on a Mac (Paypal here)

rhcp0112345 for finding the file and giving me (and others) a place to start (Donate here)

galaxysguy for confirming that I was looking at the right code (Paypal here)

AllGamer for starting the Bounty thread and giving the XDA devs the motivation to get started.

If you want me to extract the code for you just PM me with a link to your zipped bml3.bak or nv_data.bin file and I will send you back the code. If it works please feel free to donate via Paypal

will this work for unlocking samsung corby II? thanks

EDIT: i'm sorry, wrong thread!

 

[McCasian]

Good job

Very good work. If nothing work for your galaxy s, try manual hex edit. Only manual hex editing works for me. Sorry for my english

 

[saintetienne]

Run- generate code.bat - works and says code found - but dont see it - where would I find/see it ?

thanks

 

[unibombz]

No luck with this method to unlock a Samsung i9000m (bell) (SG1) I have tried everything over xda to unlock this phone, no method works..... who is having success with unlocking ? Is there something I am missing ?

My phone is rooted, no scripts, exes, market apps work to unlock the phone, should I just pay to have it unlocked ?

 

[the-weatherman]

No luck with this method to unlock a Samsung i9000m (bell) (SG1) I have tried everything over xda to unlock this phone, no method works..... who is having success with unlocking ? Is there something I am missing ?

My phone is rooted, no scripts, exes, market apps work to unlock the phone, should I just pay to have it unlocked ?

What Android version? Did you use the Hex hack? It works fine on the regular i9000 on Jelly Bean.

Just make sure to delete the nv_data.bin.md5 after copying the hacked nv_data.bin file. Also, check your permissions, on mine they are 777 and the owner is root:root.

I did it using Root Explorer. Good luck!

 

[MeMoM&aVirusTI]

Hi ....cool it seems it works on my GS2 .....ok so lately Samsung Galaxy series devices are relocking from the 4.1.2 XXLSJ leak ...i managed to fully re-unlock using GalaxSim Unlock

But on my quest for a working PC code generator ...I tried this app & ran it just to see if it would do anything at all
I guess it detected that my device is already unlocked & generated only a MCC/MNC 5 digit Lock code

So its safe to assume that if my device sim was locked it would generate an unlock code ??
I am tempted to try the lock code it generated ..to see if it locks the sim ..

 

[igoigo]

Hi there, I have a galaxy S locked to TMN PT, my firmware was updated so I could get root. My firmware is 2.3.6 and the baseband version is XXJW4. I saw two methods here in the thread, which one should I use? I tried already the first one, but when on the terminal emulator the phone on this step "chown radio.radio /efs/nv_data.bin || chown 1001.1001 /efs/nv_data.bin" gave me an error message saying "radio:radio unknown group". After that I reset the terminal window to not to save the changes (I think). What can I do?

 

[Szwarcu]

i've got Galaxy S from Orange with SIM problem.
Today i've bought Play sim card and put it into my phone, it asked me for PIN so i wrote the actual SIM Pin that is 1020, didn't work.
So i though "oh dear, simlock..." then went on XDA and found this guide.

I did frist step and i got nv_data.bin on my computer, i tried to find the code with HEX editor but it's missing..
Then i used SGS Unlock Tool and it said there is no code found... So tried Generate Unlock Code and it didn't find the code too

Do you have any ideas how to deal with this?

I got superuser so afaik my phone is rooted, right? And it's CM10.

 

[dagentooboy]

You will have to do the hex hack to get it to work. I have seen phones that won't unlock with the code but will unlock with the hex hack.

i've got Galaxy S from Orange with SIM problem.
Today i've bought Play sim card and put it into my phone, it asked me for PIN so i wrote the actual SIM Pin that is 1020, didn't work.
So i though "oh dear, simlock..." then went on XDA and found this guide.

I did frist step and i got nv_data.bin on my computer, i tried to find the code with HEX editor but it's missing..
Then i used SGS Unlock Tool and it said there is no code found... So tried Generate Unlock Code and it didn't find the code too

Do you have any ideas how to deal with this?

I got superuser so afaik my phone is rooted, right? And it's CM10.