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teddytales66

teddytales66

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Will virgin mobile take away my warranty if i root or if unlock my bootloader? I order a replacement phone yesterday. And i wanted to attempt to root it & install a new rom to see if I like it & to install it on my new phone
 
teddytales66 said:
Will virgin mobile take away my warranty if i root or if unlock my bootloader? I order a replacement phone yesterday. And i wanted to attempt to root it & install a new rom to see if I like it & to install it on my new phone
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Technically the warranty on your phone is from HTC and their enforcement of the warnings on their htcdev website seems to vary by country. If you have insurance and/or VM is handling the replacement you will probably be fine, but it can always be restored to 100% stock by doing the wire trick to reset the bootloader to "locked", flashing an RUU and setting it back to S-ON.

ramjet73
 
ramjet73 said:
Technically the warranty on your phone is from HTC and their enforcement of the warnings on their htcdev website seems to vary by country. If you have insurance and/or VM is handling the replacement you will probably be fine, but it can always be restored to 100% stock by doing the wire trick to reset the bootloader to "locked", flashing an RUU and setting it back to S-ON.

ramjet73
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Just to add to what you are saying!

Scotty85 also put together a flashable zip, for if you are s-off already that will lock and unlock the bootloader and change the text respectively to read LOCKED and UNLOCKED. It edits some hex info per the thread referenced in his op on xda and legitimately Locks the bootloader as opposed to re-locked.


Post with downloads here:
http://androidforums.com/cdma-evo-3...db-experience-unlocked-hboot.html#post5313082

But good info throughout the thread as well if you can be bothered to read through it some.
 
Brian706 said:
Just to add to what you are saying!

Scotty85 also put together a flashable zip, for if you are s-off already that will lock and unlock the bootloader and change the text respectively to read LOCKED and UNLOCKED. It edits some hex info per the thread referenced in his op on xda and legitimately Locks the bootloader as opposed to re-locked.


Post with downloads here:
http://androidforums.com/cdma-evo-3...db-experience-unlocked-hboot.html#post5313082

But good info throughout the thread as well if you can be bothered to read through it some.
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That's cool!

So just to be clear, those zips actually lock and unlock the bootloader, not just change the text for the stock bootloader? Since he commented in one of his later posts that it's easier than doing the htcdev unlock I'm guessing that's the case. Of course they will only work for S-OFF users so at some point it's still necessary to do the wire trick.

My preference is still to use a custom hboot like JBear, Revolutionary or ENG since they allow the extended fastboot commands and leave my bootloader locked, but those zips will definitely be handy for someone that has already done the wire trick and subsequently unlocked the stock bootloader using the htcdev method.

I will ask mpgrimm2 to add these to the hboot differences thread on XDA and give credit to scotty85 for the find.

Edit: I added this post to the XDA hboot thread. Thanks for the tip!

ramjet73
 
ramjet73 said:
That's cool!

So just to be clear, those zips actually lock and unlock the bootloader, not just change the text for the stock bootloader? Since he commented in one of his posts that it's easier than doing the htcdev unlock I'm guessing that's the case. Of course they will only work for S-OFF users so at some point it's still necessary to do the wire trick.

My preference is still to use a custom hboot like JBear, Revolutionary or ENG since they allow the extended fastboot commands and leave my bootloader locked, but those zips will definitely be handy for someone that has already done the wire trick and subsequently unlocked their bootloader using the htcdev method.

I will ask mpgrimm2 to add these to the hboot differences thread on XDA and give credit to scotty85 for the find.

ramjet73
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Yep, they actually lock and unlock the bootloader! The primary reason he did this was for people who already have s-off and have unlocked their bootloader and want to return to locked status. It's a lot simpler than gaining s-on and then doing the wire trick again just to get locked.

I can't remember off hand if this will work for Evo V but if not, someone with an Evo V could probably do it based off of scotty's work. It would be nice for them, considering they are still under warranty. For the 3vo, it's a bit moot at this point but still cool none-the-less. This could also possibly pave the way for future HTC devices and things like this could be developed earlier on in the rooting game.
 
Brian706 said:
Yep, they actually lock and unlock the bootloader! The primary reason he did this was for people who already have s-off and have unlocked their bootloader and want to return to locked status. It's a lot simpler than gaining s-on and then doing the wire trick again just to get locked.

I can't remember off hand if this will work for Evo V but if not, someone with an Evo V could probably do it based off of scotty's work. It would be nice for them, considering they are still under warranty. For the 3vo, it's a bit moot at this point but still cool none-the-less. This could also possibly pave the way for future HTC devices and things like this could be developed earlier on in the rooting game.
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Thanks for confirming that. It would still be relevant for Evo 3D users that got their phones late in that product's marketing life, or users who have gotten replacements from Assurion since I believe they offer a 12 month warranty on their phones.

Although it might not be necessary to return a phone to 100% stock when exchanging it or getting it serviced, it's not that hard to do and potentially saves some hassle. It would also be a good idea if selling the phone.

BTW, I edited my last post with a link to the one I made on XDA to pass this information on the Evo 3D users there.

ramjet73
 
let me get this straight they dont check for root or if the bootloader was unlocked my read relock so im just wondering if they check
 
I've done it almost a dozen times with rooted devices going back to the Intercept and have never had a problem once. :D
OB
 
Brian706 said:
You're exactly who I was thinking of when I wrote that :p
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I respectfully resemble that, in my defence the 6 Triumphs in 3 months definitely skewed the total. I'm not THAT unlucky with phones although even today the total continues to rise. I received the 4th Evo replacement in black, problem being that every time they assured me that I would receive the plum model. :rolleyes::confused::banghead:
OB
 
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