General Information about Patch-Unlocking (start here if you want to unlock)

[leeuk]

Scrub that last message, unlocked AND de-branded following the tuts on here, keep up the good work fellas

[safira218]

For this phones it`s no free unlocking for now.

Nice day

i have couple phones. For now i unlocked w580i with this forums' help.
i also unlock moto v3. i am searching and trying to unlock Nokia 6300 and moto krzr k1.

[j0zeph]

I have a SE k800i , cid 53
i read a lot of tutorials in the last 24 hours ... i managed to apply some patches to my phone but i can't remove the sim lock . can you please tell me exactly what tutorials to follow ? i have 20+ tabs open and tons of kits

i settled for this FS K810_R8BA024_FS_MEDITERR_RED53 .
the main is K810_R8BA024_MAIN_GENERIC_SM_RED53
and the custom HB1-06_Gen_CDA102568_4_R8A_GENERIC_MEDITERR

please help me , i don't know what else to read , i'm exhausted from reading and trying ...

i also have the Remove_SIM_lock_K810_R8BA024_GENERIC.vkp

here's my log from xs++

01:10:38| XS++ v3.1 (Darwin) Ready !
01:10:43| 
01:10:43| Attempting to open the interface...
01:10:43| 
01:10:43| TURN OFF PHONE!
01:10:43| Hold 'C' button on phone and connect phone NOW.
01:10:43| You have 30 seconds...
01:10:43| 
01:10:51| Baseband ID: 9900
01:10:51| Protocol Version: 3.1
01:10:51| Warning: IMEI name does not match GDFS name (IMEI:K800 GDFS:K810)
01:10:51| ...using IMEI name
01:10:51| 
01:10:51| Profiling SEMC phone...
01:10:51| Platform: DB2020
01:10:51| OTP CID: 51
01:10:51| EROM CID: 53
01:10:51| EROM Color: Red
01:10:51| IMEI: xxxxxx
01:10:51| Phone ID: K800
01:10:51| Region: MEDITERR
01:10:51| CDA: CDA102568/4   R8A
01:10:51| Firmware Version: R8BA024
01:10:51| EROM: R3A022
01:10:51| Ready for operation!

i can't apply the unlock patch with xs++ , am I doing something wrong ?
please help with any advice,thanks

[boysie]

Unlocking DB2020 CID53 for FREE requires a sim card that the phone is locked to. If you have such a sim card and you can open the phone then you need to follow the Anycid procedure and use executor to break in, add the qapatch and unlock patch.

If you have no such sim card then I'm afraid it's a paid unlock only.

EDIT: You said you managed to apply some patches. I'd like to know how if you're asking if you can do it with XS?? Patching DB2020 CID53 can only be done with JDFlasher.

[j0zeph]

I applied patches before upgrading to CID53 ... after doing my stuff I figured SEUS could not do harm if I used it , but it was bad ...

I have a SIM card to open the phone and use files/etc ...
i'm going to try and use the anycid procedure ... it seems pretty hard though :( i hope i don't brick my phone ...

[boysie]

Yes, I'm afraid in modding terms, using SEUS on on a CID52 DB2020 is a bad idea. It will always update the CID to 53.

The anycid procedure is simple enough provided you follow it carefully. Make sure you flash a firmware that there is an executor.b file for.

[zeus0805]

anyone with answer how to unlock c510 (red, 53, 3210) free? Is there any sim lock pach gen I can make vkp file?
tnx

[boysie]

anyone with answer how to unlock c510 (red, 53, 3210) free? Is there any sim lock pach gen I can make vkp file?
tnx

No. Patch unlock on A2 makes no sense as patch needs to be written to cxc which needs brown anyway!!! There is NO FREE method to unlock A2 phones.

[daealc]

General Information about Patch-Unlocking


This thread gives a little overview about patch-unlocking possibilities

It should answer the questions that are asked frequently on the forum.
All the the information you need is here on the forum but many users post questions that have been answered very often before even starting to read. I hope this thread will make it a bit easiers for all the beginners out there, have fun ;)


The first thing you need to find out about your phone is it's DB and CID.

Connect your phone to XS++ to find out it's CID and DB:





Important: The EROM CID ("Flash CID" in SE Tool) is the one that matters!
Don't get confused about the OTP CID.



DB2010/12: These phones can be patched up to CID49. There's no free solution for patching those phones if the CID is higher than CID49. CID can't be downgraded!

DB2020: These phones can only be patched if the CID is 52. You can upgrade to CID52 if necessary.

DB3150: These phones can't be patched for free yet (in fact they can't even be flashed for free at the moment).


You can create an unlocking patch with simox "Remove sim-lock patch generator".
There's also a tutorial on how to upload the patch to your phone:
Remove SIM-lock patch generator - Top Sony Forums

my phone matches those parameters but I cannot get it to let go of the network loc, can you give me a hand my thread is here: Howto unlock a SE W580i

[RTSluck]

ALL PANTECH device unlocking here in this only thread Post your 15 digits IMEI and wait someone to calculate unlock codes.Please DONT open new threads about it, USE STICKY THREAD, other opened threads will be deleted without notification