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Originally Posted by johnnyg31087
Ok great thanks a lot. it really is addicting...even searching for roms and learning about how it all works is addictive. I was also wondering if there was a good stepbystep set of instructions for unlocking and flashing a phone. I have been searching and have found a bunch of them but they all use technical jargon that I am unfamiliar with...I am really looking for a laymans walk through so I am not so woried about bricking my phone...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Unlocking your phone is done via flashing it (bootloader mode of flashing)
1 -Download ImCokeMans 2.31 unlocker
Download ROM you want to use
Have the needed carrier cab for your carrier ready in case the ROM
you choose is not carrier specific (most WinMO 6.5 ROMs)
2- Backup(PIM Backup) to save contacts, email, text or Synch with your PC to save contacts, mail
3- Extract RAR files into separate folders
4- Press and hold the power+camera+stylus in reset hole until tri-color screen comes up - it will say serial on screen
Plug into USB cable - it will change to USB on screen
5- On desktop folder double-click on RomUpdateUtility.exe
Follow directions on screen - Phone will reboot
6- go back into bootloader mode after restart (step 4) and connect for USB connection is verified on screen again
7- do the watusi.. this MUST be the watusi, the lindy and the charleston wont help and break dancing will corrupt your data BIG time...
8- Doubleclick on RomUpdateUtility.exe in the ROM folder you want to use
Follow directions on screen, phone will reboot
9- wipe hands on pants
10- go through setup and auto-run on screen then upon restart press and hold red button+green button+stylus in reset hole until gray screen appears
press the center button on D-Pad, wait, then press "end" (red) button when prompted (known as a hard reset as opposed to soft reset done with stylus in reset hole only)
11- go through setup and autorun, phone will restart, upon restart, power off, then back on
12- run carrier cab if needed
Use your phone and enjoy, know that there have been ALOT of issues with Verizon and Bell users with MMS/Text and GPS - read up on those issue around the forum as well as over on XDA-Developers in regards to additional files and fixes for those issues
Hope that helps and dont forget to hit the THANKS button LOL
Detroit Doug