Unlocking for Application Development and how to Hard reset

[Guest Paul [MVP]]

Thanks to all the guys and gals who made this possible. You are too numerous to name individually, but good work!

BACKUP EVERYTHING FIRST! THIS PROCESS WILL RETURN YOUR PHONE TO THE 'OUT OF THE BOX STATE'! (Using Orange Backup is fine for this)

Carry out the following steps to unlock your phone for unsigned apps (e.g. SDK compiled apps). If you have any problems, please visit this thread.

1. Remove SD card (This speeds up some parts of the process!)

2. Make sure you have an Activesync session connected.

3. Open a 'Windows Explorer' window to 'Mobile Device/My Smartphone/Windows', and leave it open.

4. Copy mxipcold_oem10.provxml and mxip_oem10.provxml to a directory on your PC (i.e. c:tempspv)

5. Edit BOTH of these two files as follows:

- Remove the element named 'Characteristic' with the type attribute 'Security Policy' from both.

- In it's place insert the following:

-Change the name of the first browser favourite subtly (this will be used later to confirm that you've managed to get the file in on time), e.g. from 'Orange' to 'Orange NEW'.

6. Open a second 'Windows Explorer' window looking at the copies that you've just edited (stored on your own PC's hard drive).

7. Turn off the SPV.

8. Hold the 'Voice Memo' button down while turning on the SPV.

9. Press and hold the Action button (joystick middle button) for 2 seconds as instructed.

10. Press 8 to select 'Erase IPSM data'.

11. When it has finished doing this (it takes a while), it will say PASSED. Press the left direction pad twice and choose 3 to close the diagostics.

12. On the three colour 'Canary PV' screen, hold the power button down. This will re-start the phone with the Orange Sunset screen.

13. Arrange the two 'Windows Explorer' windows and the Activesync window on screen so you can see them all.

14. When your SPV switches from the Orange Sunset to the blue SmartPhone logo screen, wait a few seconds and then put the phone in it's cradle.

15. ActiveSync should see the phone after about 20 seconds. When it has made it's connection, copy the two altered PROVXML files into the SPV's 'Mobile Device/My Smartphone/Windows' directory window that you have open.

16. Wait a while...

17. Launch Internet Explorer and see if the favourite link is as you modified it. If none of the Orange ones are there at all, go back to the home screen, wait a bit longer and repeat.

18. If it has not worked (i.e the browser favourite is a normal, non edited version), start again, but persevere, it can be done!

At this point, your phone is 'App Unlocked', and you can restore your data ;)

[Guest madu]

Just a quick comment:

Some users had trouble with timing and copying of prov. files to the phone. I would suggest you turn on SIM PIN Security!!!

Settings > More > Security > Enable SIM Lock

This apparently increases boot time thus giving you a good chance of 'getting it right the first time'..

Disclaimer:

Make sure you know your SIM code. Factory default is something like 0000 (it is in the manual Security section - check that yourself, don't trust me)!

WARNING: Entering PIN code incorrectly 3 times blocks your SIM. You will need to ring O. and ask them for an unblock key (PUK).

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

[Edit by Paul: You cannot currently hard reset the C500 using the bootloader, you have to use the Reset Configuration application on the 'Configurations' meun]

To do a Hard Reset ONLY

Simply follow steps 7 to 12.

Tips include:

Pull the battery out for 30 seconds before loading the bootloader.

If you have the latest bootloader (you've used UK1 or DK2 update), press and hold the action and voice record before powering on. Then keep Action and Record held down until you get into the bootloader.

EDIT awarner

For MPX200

Hard Reset is a tad easier, all you have to do is

Hold the action button while switching on the phone.

FOR THE C500

1. Press and hold soft1 and soft2 keys.

2. Press and hold power button for around 1 to 1.5 seconds. Release power button. Keep hold soft1 and soft2 keys.

3. Later, screen shoould show instructions to ask user to press '0' key to reset to factory default.

4. Press '0' within the timeout period, which is only several seconds only.

5. If no instruction is shown on the screen, repeat steps 1 to 4.

The timing is sensitive.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

With the newer updates number 11 "choose 3 to close" is no longer

available, so to restart the phone just press and hold the power button.

Thanks to Cornaglian for this tip below :)

Did you know that if you miss hitting the action key and wind up at the Tri-Color Screen you can hold Record and Power again and in a few seconds the white screen with the 'hit the action button' message shows up again?