S2011 Manual Unlock - bibanon/android-development-codex GitHub Wiki

This is the manual method for unlocking a S2011 device, as shown on Sony's Website.

• Android SDK Platform Tools - Provides adb and fastboot
• Modified android_winusb.inf-file

1. Go to Sony's Step 1 Unlock Site. Once there, click Yes.
2. Pick up your phone and call *#06#* on the phone dialer. You will see your IMEI number.
3. Go back to the website and type in your Name, email address and your IMEI number. Click Submit.
4. The website will generate an unlock code. Save it somewhere safe.

{{Note|Make sure that the Android SDK Platform Tools are set up correctly before proceeding.}}

{{Note|Linux and Mac have drivers built-in.}}

1. Turn off your phone.
2. Hold the unlock button ({{Key|Volume Up}} on most phones) and plug it into a PC. The blue led will light up.
3. Windows will ask you to provide a driver file. Point to the android_winusb.inf file and your phone will be recognized.

• If that didn't work, try installing Flashtool, which will also install the needed drivers.

{{Note|Make sure that your phone is fully charged before proceeding.}}

1. Turn off your phone.
2. Enter Bootloader Mode: Hold the unlock button ({{Key|Volume Up}} on most phones) and plug it into a PC. The blue led will light up.

• If this doesn't work, enable Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging on your phone, plug it into the computer, and use the command adb reboot-bootloader. on your computer.

3. Enter this command. If you get something similar to Version: 0.x, your phone is recognized and you can proceed.

   fastboot -i 0x0fce getvar version

4. Unlock the bootloader with this command.

{{Warning|Replace 0xKEY with the unlock code given by Sony's website.}}

fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY

5. Your phone is now unlocked. Check the S2011 Unlocked Flashing guide to install a custom ROM.

• Sony Mobile - Bootloader Unlock
• XDA-Developers:mihahn - Unlock the bootloader of 2011 xperia devices