[OFFICAL] Work out how to enable fastboot for locked devices / Problem solved :D

So as you may already be aware phones like mine, (orange uk) have the fastboot locked down, and so we cant unlock the bootloader.

I for one believe it can be accessed but needs a little bit of time and research on getting it done.

This thread is aimed for brain-storming for ideas and collecting them for us to try out,

You can de-brand your phone by flashing the software from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033193

thanks to scott4 for the first upload mirror on page 3

Any ideas on getting the bootloader up and going on locked devices please put them in here

UPDATES

We now have root access thanks to Chainfire's gingerbreak apk which is here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

If your getting "could not extract assets" from gingerbreak

try doing

xperiax10.awesome said:

cool, finally I rooted my xperia ARC
these are very simple steps(copied from different threads):
1. Install the attached apk: Gingerbreak-v1.00
after installing most people getting this error - "could not extract assets".

TO OVERCOME THIS, just copy the attached ADB.zip and extract it on your laptop (windows)
say at
E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB
goto above path in your cmd promt and types these lines (your phone should be connected to laptop in debugging mode)
E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB>adb shell rmdir /data/local/tmp
E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB>adb shell mkdir /data/local/tmp

NOW JUST INSTALL THE apk file again and click on ROOT

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

if that Fails try replacing it with rm -r /data/local/tmp

Update 2

Blagus has kindly opened up this thread here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063394

We need people with a SIM-FREE phone with a LOCKED bootloader to help us all out, so if thats YOU !!!
Help us poor sods with branded handsets please.


UPDATE 3

Blagus Has come out with his release (As the man who can)

Blagus said:

Omnius for SE v0.23 (30th August 2011)

Added unlocking of S1 MSM7x30 GSM/UMTS phones (testpoint connection to GND is required.)
Added bootloader unlocking for S1 MSM7x30 phones

Anyone who donated (+punk... sorry forgot username, the OP ), contact me for free unlock.

For rest, contact for price (cheaper than at official Omnius resellers).

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

You can contact him here http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2645841

Instructions
TESTPOINT INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY mooxie FROM XDA FORUM:
1 turn of the phone
2 take of the backcover
3 remove the battery and sim card
4 take of the plastic covering the test point it's a bit stuck there but the gentle if you can.
5 Find something flexible like a wire or so i used steel wire. Make bend it so you easily can put it on the test point and the ground since you need to hold it there and press the powerbutton in the next step.
6 put in the battery
7 put the wire on the test point and the ground keep it there and press the power button for a few seconds. You wont get any confirmation that it suceeded.
8 Plug in the usb cable in the phone. Windows will now search for a new driver.
If it doesn't install automaticly. Go into the device manager of windows and look up something called SEMC_HUBB think it was that name. Choose update driver and browse to your omnius\driver folder. You will get a warning that the driver isn't signed but press okay and it should install.
9 Now if everything is done right the flashing will start and you should soon have an unlocked phone

Also side note i had problems with
qhsusb_dload driver not installing correctly.
if this is your case right click update and point to the omnius folder and choose update. worked for me.

Rithina said:

What does this command does beside going to the fastboot?

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Well if we can get into fastboot we can unlock the kernal, for the people stuck with not being able to do the normal way

dh2311 said:

Have you tried connecting via ADB, and running the command "adb reboot fastboot"?

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Reboots back up as normal, also did adb devices and it was there,

MarylandCookie said:

Have you tried removing the simlock?

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

No not sure how to do it for free, i think someone with a Japaneses version has removed it, i will PM him to ask him

kazuni said:

have you tried booting your device using the S1 BOOTLOADER method and the S1 DOWNLOAD method? (power off, hold menu + plug battery, then plug cable in pc) you should see a blue LED light. (power off, hold back key + plug battery, then plug cable in pc) you should see a green LED light.

try these two methods and give us a feedback

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

manage to get Green light to come up, and it installs drivers

SEMC Flash Devices installs as the drivers,

After the installation of the new drivers still no blue light

adb reboot bootloader just reboots as normal

kazuni said:

so that means SEMC Flash is available. Try using Flashtool and flash a UK/Global firmware, and see if it works =)

Click to expand...

Click to collapse

Already flashed global firmware,

Still locked,