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hardware / howto / tutorials / unlock — Comments Off on Unlock Motorola V3 RAZR and go to the Moon!
01
Apr 07

Unlock Motorola V3 RAZR and go to the Moon!

Disclaimer October the 8th of 2010: I have closed the comments for this post, since people are posting a lot of advertisement + some people claim that “scotty2_8.26_downgrader_v2” has a virus. I have not written the downgrader, and it worked for me and many other people without any problems, but if you are afraid there is a virus, don’t use it: it is as simple as that.

Unlock Motorola V3 Lot’s of forum talks, lot’s of articles on Motorola internals, but none seemed to work 100%, and rather worked 97%. There was still this 3% that kept Motorola V3 RAZR owners from unlocking the phone… Here are tested, and proved to complete all 100%, steps that will let you unlock your Moty.

First, let’s get ready. All the tools that you can download below are MS Windows based (if you are using different OS, like Mac or, like me – Ubuntu, you can install MS Windows in a virtual box).

Ok, so assuming you are using MS Windows, these are the tools you will need to use:

  • MiniUSB to USB cable miniusb to usb cable in order to connect your RAZR V3 to PC/Laptop.

  • “p2k drivers 2.9” – This is a set of drivers that will enable your PC/Laptop and RAZR V3 to communicate.

  • “scotty2_8.26_downgrader_v2” – this is the tool written by scotty2 which downgrades your phone’s bootloader from (8.26, 8.23, 7.E0) to 7.D0, which is needed for the next tool to unlock it.

  • “P2K_Easy_Tool_v37” – this is an actual “unlocker” tool.

    (Google asked to remove the link for “P2K_Easy_Tool_v37”. you can find it using any search engine)

Let’s do it

First thing first…

Step 1. Download the tools above, unpack them (unrar, unzip – here is a good tool for that tugzip)

Step 2. Plug in your phone to the computer using (#4) miniUSB to USB cable and install the drivers. Windows will ask you to install the drivers once the phone is plugged in, so just point it to the right directory where you unpacked them

Step 3. Turn off your phone

Step 4. Press and hold two buttons the star (*) and the pound (#) and while holding press the power button – this will bring you to something that Motorola people call “the flash screen”. On the top of the screen you will see something like this:

Boot Loader
      08.26
      SW Version:
      R374_G_0E.41.C
      3R_0
      Ok to Program
      USB
      Transfer Mode

Step 5. Now you will need to run a scotty2’s tool to downgrade the Boot Loader (in this case) from 08.26 to 07.D0. For this (unpack the scotty’s zip and) run “downgrader.exe”. Follow the instructions and the output of the program should look similar to:

Waiting for phone... Found!
Getting phone interface information...
Registry Interface #: 3
Interface Description: Motorola Flash Interface
Interface LocInfo: S Flash Neptune LTE
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Getting software version… R374_G_0E.41.C3R_B,
Flex: GSMV3VCRGR01NA120
Getting bootloader version… 08.26
Getting flash mode… SFLASH (Normal)
Sending ramldr… Success.
Jumping… ACK JUMP,03FD0010
Saving CG1 backup… Success.
Sending Restart Command…
 
Waiting for driver to disconnect... Done!
Waiting for phone… Found!
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Sending ramldr… Success.
Jumping… ACK JUMP,03FD0010
Erasing… ACK ERASE,C
Flashing Exploit CG1… Success.
Sending Restart Command…
Waiting for driver to disconnect... Done!
Waiting for phone… Found!
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Sending ramldr… Success.
Jumping…
Erasing… ACK ERASE,C
Downgrading bootloader… Success.
Sending restart command…
Waiting for driver to disconnect... Done!
Waiting for phone… Found!
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Getting bootloader version… 08.23
Getting flash mode… SFLASH (Normal)
Sending ramlrd… Success.
Jumping… ACK JUMP,03FD0010
Erasing… ACK ERASE,C
Sending Restart Command…
Waiting for driver to disconnect... Done!
Waiting for phone… Found!
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Sending ramldr… Success.
Jumping… ACK JUMP,03FD0010
Erasing… ACK ERASE,C
Downgrading bootloader… Success.
Sending Restart Command…
Waiting for driver to disconnect... Done!
Waiting for phone… Found!
Opening phone for communication... Success!
Getting bootloader version… 07.D0
Getting flash mode… SFLASH (Normal)
Sending ramldr… Success.
Jumping… ACK JUMP,03FD0010
Erasing… ACK ERASE,C
Flashing Backup CG1… Success.
Sending Restart Command…
Bootloader is now 7.D0, have fun modding!

If you have problems on the step “Waiting for driver to disconnect” (it supposed to auto restart after this step), after the phone turned itself off, just turn it on again as it described in step 3 (Press and hold * and #, then while holding press the power button) At this point you should see that your Boot Loader has changed:

Boot Loader
07.DO
SW Version:
…

Step 6. Now it is time to run the “p2k_easy_tool_v37” unlocking tool. Run “P2K_Easy_Tool_v37.exe”,

6.1 Go to “Locks” tab

6.2 Choose your phone model (V3 RAZR) from the “Phone Model” drop down

6.3 Check “Unlock SP”

6.4 Click on “Do Selected Jobs” button

And follow the instructions. Here is the snapshot of successful result: p2k easy tool - successful result

Step 7. That should complete your journey, and Moty V3 RAZR should be good to go! Now you can take it to the Moon – it’ll work just fine!

Note the last fact is not tested due to the limited knowledge about Moon’s Global System for Mobile communication

music — Comments Off on Music Video Clip of the day: DDT Belaya Reka
01
Apr 07

Music Video Clip of the day: DDT Belaya Reka

DDT (or ДДТ in Cyrillic) is a popular Russian rock band founded by its permanent lead singer, Yuri Shevchuk (Юрий Шевчук), in Ufa in 1981.

The original band comprises:

  • Yuri Shevchuk – vocals, guitar
  • Vladimir Sigachev – keyboard
  • Rustem Asanbayev – guitar
  • Gennadi Rodin – bass
  • Rustam Karimov – percussion

    • money — Comments Off on Top 10 mistakes taxpayers make on returns
    01
    Apr 07

    Top 10 mistakes taxpayers make on returns

    Ever make a mistake on your tax return? If so, you’re not alone. Mistakes can cost you money – taxpayers often miss deductions or tax credits.

    They can also draw unwanted attention to your return from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and could result in penalty fees. The National Society of Accountants (NSA) identified these “Top 10 Mistakes” that taxpayers make:

    1. Using the wrong column in the tax table.

    2. For each level of income, tax rates listed in the tax table usually are different for taxpayers who are single, married filing jointly, married filing separately, and heads of households. It can be easy to pull a number from the wrong column.

    3. Not claiming the right number of exemptions. Children count as exemptions up to age 23 – make sure they are claimed on the return as exemptions with the current exemption amount, which often increases year to year.

    4. Not adding state income tax refunds as taxable income. It’s easy to forget the state tax return refund you got last year. Remember that this counts as taxable income on your federal return if you itemized last year.

    5. Not being aware of tax credits. The federal government offers many tax credits, including earned income, energy, education, fuel, elderly, child care, child tax, and foreign tax credits. Many states offer renters’ credits. Take advantage of these if they apply to you.

    6. Not calculating and comparing the Alternative Minimum Tax. Every taxpayer must calculate this alternative tax to see if it applies to their situation. Failure to do so could result in additional taxes and penalties.

    7. Not claiming a refund of excess FICA (Social Security) tax. If you changed employers in 2006 and earned more than $94,200 (the 2006 income limit that applies to FICA tax) the employers together may have withheld more FICA than you owe. Make sure you calculate this and claim a refund if appropriate.

    8. Not attaching W-2 forms and other forms. This common mistake is easy to make, so double check to make sure they are included.

    9. Not entering Social Security numbers on all tax documents. In addition to the main return, documents such as Schedule A and other tax schedules should all have complete information, including Social Security numbers.

    10. Not signing the return. After all the calculations, don’t forget this important step!

    (bonus one)
    11. Not enclosing the check for any payment owed. Yes, you must write a check if you owe money. Don’t forget to include it!

    from cantonrep

    action / software — Comments Off on Mozilla is suing Microsoft over tabs in IE 7
    01
    Apr 07

    Mozilla is suing Microsoft over tabs in IE 7

    According to the German tech-site heise.de, the Mozilla Foundation is suing Microsoft over the use of tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 7. The Mozilla Foundation owns the patent 5,160,296 through one of their developers (Solomon Katz, a former Opera dev) and has begun suing Microsoft in Mountainview, California. The Foundation wants that Microsoft immediately ceases to distribute IE 7 and pays 1.4 Billion dollars in damages. Heise reports that Microsoft has issued no official response, but is contemplating to ship IE 7 NT (no tabs).

    from slashdot

    action / linux — Comments Off on Dell will sell PCs pre-installed with Linux
    01
    Apr 07

    Dell will sell PCs pre-installed with Linux

    Go Linux!

    Computer giant Dell announced that it is to start selling PCs pre-installed with the Linux operating system.

    Dell is the second-largest computer manufacturer in the world controlling 16 per cent of the market and the move could dent Microsoft’s dominance of the software market. The Windows operating system is installed on 90 per cent of PCs with Linux believed to be used on six per cent.

    Dell made its move in response to a survey of 100,000 customers that it carried out earlier this year. Some 70 per cent of respondents said that they wanted to use Linux.

    “I think it will be a big blow to Microsoft,” said Alfred Thompson, technical director of First PointLtd., the local importer of Dell computers.

    Microsoft’s head office, located near Seattle in the United States, declined to comment.

    source: jamaica-gleaner

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