how to unlock bootloader of Alcatel Pixi 2?

[FalconF]

Hey guys. I am having trouble trying to unlock the bootloader for my device. I am using fastboot but the problem is that when i type the command "fastboot -i 0x1bbb oem unlock " on my PC , it says <waiting for any device>. The status stays like that for a long time and nothing really happens. I tested my patience and waited for like 10 minutes but nothing still.

I tried looking on the internet using a search engine for a similar problem and i noticed that many people reckon that this is a problem with device drivers, but i think i installed mine correctly[ i think ]. The commands "Fastboot devices and adb devices " seem to list my phone successfully without a problem but i still cannot unlock its bootloader.

I beg for someone to help me with this problem. Below I have attached a screenshot of my PC when i run the commands

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Here are the details of my phone:

Model : ALCATEL ONE TOUCH PIXI 2
Sometimes called : Yaris 35 (4016X)
Android Version: 4.2.2
Phone Rooted? : YES ( Super SU installed )

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PC is 64bit and running on Windows 10.

 

[scary alien]

Hey @FalconF,

I've no experience with your particular device, but just some thoughts / notes that might help:

1. Have you tried the fastboot commands without the -i switch?

2. Are you using a USB 2.0 port? I've had issues before with USB 3.0, so it might help to switch / try a 2.0 port if you've got one available...

3. Your fastboot devices output is a little weird in that the "serial number" field does not match what your adb devices command reports (never seen that before )...it usually just also reports the device serial number (at least on all my devices)

That's all I got!

 

[FalconF]

Hey @FalconF,
1. Have you tried the fastboot commands without the -i switch?
2. Are you using a USB 2.0 port? I've had issues before with USB 3.0, so it might help to switch / try a 2.0 port if you've got one available...

Hi thanks for your reply.
Yes i tried to run the commands without the -i switch by entering fastboot oem unlock but strangely this time the output on my pc is " ... " That is, i get a dotted line.

As for the USB port, i was using USB 2.0 but i made a switch after your post and i used the USB 3.0 port but that did not help.

 

[scary alien]

Ah, it's actually the USB 2.0 port that worked better for me...(a few years back, my new desktop PC had USB 3.0 ports in the front and I had trouble using those 3.0 ports when using fastboot commands to transfer any significant amount of data (i.e., during flashing operations); switching back to a 2.0 port solved the issues).

If you have a Linux PC (or Mac) available to you, you might have better success with fastboot on that since you don't really have to deal with USB driver issues.

Also, I forgot to ask: are you positive your device allows you to unlock the bootloader? It's not always a given that this is possible since the carriers often ask (demand/mandate) that they be locked...