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First off I'll start by saying I have tried this on my phone (custom rom obviously) and on both my sister's and father's phone, both of which ran the official sprint update... don't ask me why.
Anyway, I came across this screwing around a couple months ago when I wanted to reset my PRI, and apparently it still works with 2.1 roms.
Before doing this make sure you have aLogcat. Also its easier to find your MSL if you go into logcat and "clear log" before doing these steps.
**Refer to the attached pictures if you get lost**
So step 1 is to go to your dialer and enter ##DATA# or ##3282# which will bring up the EPST menu
Once the menu pops up just select "View Mode"
At this point you will see a screen with 3 selections.
From here either press and hold the Home Key and select aLogcat if you ran it before, go to your tray and run Logcat.
After opening Logcat it will update, once it finishes press "Menu" and "Pause" the log.
Then scroll until you see a group of entries labeled "I/EpstBroadcastReciever" which should be green
Locate the line that has "MSL Code=" at the end of it
Edit: Or press Menu and Filter "MSL" (thanks wjason)
And there you have it, your 6-digit MSL code without ever calling sprint or using a computer.
Please let me know if this actually works for you guys as I have only been able to test it on 3 phones so far.
Worked like a charm. Thanks.
If you are going to use the MSL to fix your PRI after getting the code, just make sure you copy your last nandroid off the sd card, because if you are like me, it won't restore properly after the reboots. Didn't have a copy, so I got to rebuild everything.
Holy crap, im gonna try... thank you, thank you!
Confirmed that it worked... thank you!
Confirmed. Great find
This should be pinned, it really comes in handy.
Once you pause it look for I/Eps....Really I looked for I/ and then Eps.
Worked for me
Worked here. Vote this gets stickied!
this worked for me also,thank you great find!
Ive posted this at ppcgeeks, hope you don't mind OP.
You rock!
I just verified this works and wanted to say thank you.
I'm glad its working and that I could help. I figured since lately I've seen threads about changing/"fixing" your PRI and such I should do this quick write up.
Would've posted this months ago I just kept forgetting about it when I signed on; as I was constantly distracted looking at all the new rom updates and flashing
markus_del_marko said:
Ive posted this at ppcgeeks, hope you don't mind OP.
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Not at all be my guest to post it else where if you like as well.
kyouko said:
First off I'll start by saying I have tried this on my phone (custom rom obviously) and on both my sister's and father's phone, both of which ran the official sprint update... don't ask me why.
Anyway, I came across this screwing around a couple months ago when I wanted to reset my PRI, and apparently it still works with 2.1 roms.
Before doing this make sure you have aLogcat. Also its easier to find your MSL if you go into logcat and "clear log" before doing these steps.
**Refer to the attached pictures if you get lost**
So step 1 is to go to your dialer and enter ##DATA# or ##3282# which will bring up the EPST menu
Once the menu pops up just select "View Mode"
At this point you will see a screen with 3 selections.
From here either press and hold the Home Key and select aLogcat if you ran it before, go to your tray and run Logcat.
After opening Logcat it will update, once it finishes press "Menu" and "Pause" the log.
Then scroll until you see a group of entries labeled "I/EpstBroadcastReciever" which should be green
Locate the line that has "MSL Code=" at the end of it
And there you have it, your 6-digit MSL code without ever calling sprint or using a computer.
Please let me know if this actually works for you guys as I have only been able to test it on 3 phones so far.
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EUREEKA! Cannot believe you found that! That's bada$$! Nice job bro.. worked like a charm for me too!
Off topic but whats the newest sprint PRI?
I wish we had a thanks button here like pccgeeks.
And you guys are doing this because......????
Sticky this plz.
dmystic1 said:
And you guys are doing this because......????
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Change polling rate, master reset, access other locked settings you want to change, etc.
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See my signature. Added to the general wiki.
markus_del_marko said:
Off topic but whats the newest sprint PRI?
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2.20_003jhvkjgj
Well I know this has been discussed but never in it's entirety. I would like to put together a how to but won't be able to until my girlfriend signs up for metro. But here's what I got First thing you'll have to get your msl (look in my signature). Second you'll have to get the prl from here (these guys have a pretty extensive list of prls including cricket and so fourth). Place that on the root of your sdcard. On your phones dialer push ##prl# . A menu will come up saying "enter code", enter you msl. Then a menu will come up with one choice "update prl". Click it a new menu will come up called epst. Click on folders and choose sdcard. Now push the back key to get the keypad to go away. there will be a selection with a prl file click that and then press okay. It will go back to the previous menu. Click menu and commit modifications. It will ask if your sure then click ok and then it will reboot. Check your prl to make sure it went through should be good.
Okay gonna post this for now if you already have metro on this phone please do a nandroid and post it and i will do a more thorough guide I'm not done with this by far
Note to self ##data# /dataprofile/dsa server = remove this to stop downloading sprint stuff
so im guessing by far u meant u wouldnt finish this by far
Well I wish this was complete.
dude just go to metro pcs they will do it for u and yes when i was rhinking about doing it he said daTA will work and u qould have to pay the activation fee anyway on your firsts months bill so please stop bumping threads
Thank you captain obvious but if u knew any better you'd know Metro will flash only to enable Phone calls and text, no data.
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Just wondering if we can get a list of who is rock solid and when we can start seeing some data sets?
I for one bought HL not for the d20 stuff but for other games like L5R or Palladium and so forth.
Heres hoping.
Giddoen
Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
buid number
2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003
Deltatristar500 said:
Hi, once I got my HTC Hero yest, I did a software update automatically on the way home. Do I have the lastest update to my phone? I notice that I have a hard time pressing the "+ new message" for SMS, it does not do anything. Or even then I want to add a widget to the screen, I have a hard time pressing the widget icon, but no issues pressing Program, shortcuts, and folder, just the top most selection.
Same thing happens where It doesnt do anything when pressing the + icon to add a company for the HTC stocks widget
Is there a way to calabrate the screen?
Firmware Version
2.1-update 1
Baseband Version
2.6.29-ba77cf03
buid number
2.32.651.2 CL282911 release-keys
Software number
2.32.651.2
Browerser ver
webkit 3.1
PRI Version
2.65_003
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Go to menu>settings>Language&Keyboards>Text Input>scrool to bottom and you have choices of reset or calibrate
Thank you very much, however I though it would fix my issue of not being able to select new message icon, but I still cant select it.
Wont work for
+ New Message
+ Add Contact
Cant add Widget, but can add program, shortcuts and folders just fine, seems to be a sense issue for the top most "add" icon
seems like it might be a sense issue
Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of
Deltatristar500 said:
seems like it might be a sense issue
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Try doing a factory reset, maybe some of those 1's and 0's got lost in the ether.LOL! Of course everything that you've setup on the phone except for your sdcard will be erased. If you need to that Settings>PrivacyFactory Reset. Hope this solves the issue.
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Not really a way to calibrate the screen that I'm aware of
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Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO
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Yeah the directions take you to where it says calibrate your screen. Does it help(shrugging shoulders)dunno! Personnally if feel that when you are doin those ota's and driving or moving signal loss and tower changes may give you chance to drop data.IMO
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That just calibrates the keyboard
theimpaler747 said:
That just calibrates the keyboard
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LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!
FdxRider said:
LOL sometimes my reading is to literal HeHe.I figured that might be the case. Down in flames i goes! LOL!
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Lol, hey, it does calibrate something
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Might be a phone defect.....
Deltatristar500 said:
Hmm, did a factory reset, still cant click on the New Message icon...seems like a defective device.
Ok, sometimes it works with my left thumb, but with no other fingers...
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Try something actully a couple of things, first try a battery pull. Then if nothing happens ,try a complete drain of the battery run it til it shuts down then recharge and see what happens.Don't know if it will help. But you never know
How do I know if the verison I have on the Hero on my first post is the same or newer than the one on the HTC sight?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/hero-sprint/downloads/
Man, you really should just spend a week or so messing with your phone instead of cluttering up the general section with questions that have all been answered or are easily answered by reading the guide that came with your phone. Not trying to be a ****, but Ive seen u start several threads here in the wrong section. Please use the search finction on the sight, and the user manual for your phone.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated.
Edit: No longer a noobie and figured it out. Sorry for spamming my email in earlier post didn't even think about it sorry.
oddball2000 said:
I would love to have 2.2 on my hero, please email me with details, already rooted all that is needed is ROM. email me if you can help me it would be greatly appreciated. [STRIKE]oddball2000 @ gmail .com[/STRIKE]
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You're asking to get spammed.
This is a pubic forum that gets indexed.
Try looking at the Development section of the forum for AOSP or Dev Rom.
The software version that was on my sons hero I just rooted was
2.32.651.7 .Android version 2.1 update 1 . He got that update done at a Sprint store but the system update option under settings should give it to ya. His ran pretty smooth.
I don't see the point of having two buttons that can both wake the phone, so how can I stop the home button from doing anything until it's already unlocked?
StuartTheFish said:
I don't see the point of having two buttons that can both wake the phone, so how can I stop the home button from doing anything until it's already unlocked?
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Thanks for starting this thread. I was going to ask the same question this morning.
jejb said:
Thanks for starting this thread. I was going to ask the same question this morning.
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me too
Just found this, needs root access though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702675
Thanks. I'll have to try to see if it's the same deal on my phone when I eventually root it.
Was sure hoping for a solution that didn't require rooting, though.
StuartTheFish said:
Just found this, needs root access though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702675
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will it work on our phone?
I've not tried it yet, but will probably give it a go today when I get chance.
Just tried, and yes it does work on the s4 with root access. We only have the one file though, gpio-key.kl. Same location though. Find the line that says home, and delete the word wake. Save changes and reboot, job done!
Bypass All LG Verify your account (LG Google Factory Reset Protection ) on Android OS 5.1.x
Download and copy file APK Shortcutmaker to MTP or USB OTG
http://vietfones.vn/forum/showthread.php?1037877
Was the file you needed on the thing you plugged in? Is that why you plugged it in or was that an unnecessary step?
Not sure this goes along with the rules on XDA and security in general. There is a reason you no longer have access to a device. We can't and should not take the risk and guess what that reason might be. At all times we should assume an unauthorized access attempt. Especially in this case. Reported (under reserve).
A genious o.o
would have been helpful when i got my new phone, cleaned google account, changed pw, factory reset phone. 72 hour lock!
but.... yeah. much more helpful for phone theft than regular users.
Shortcut to Settings
First, thanks to vn_mobile for sharing.
Second, here's a quicker way
Install Quick Shortcut by OTG as per the OP
Then search for "reset"
Select Settings, MasterClearActivity, Try
Reset Phone
Done!!
Great, I now can make a list of XDA members I know are morons. Let's hope they also have social media info in their profiles.
nitrous² said:
Great, I now can make a list of XDA members I know are morons. Let's hope they also have social media info in their profiles.
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Exactly!! Security flaws can only be fixed if exposed by "morons" ... read between the lines.
Any solution for Nexus 9?
billa said:
First, thanks to vn_mobile for sharing.
Second, here's a quicker way
Install Quick Shortcut
http://d-h.st/wSdn
Search for "reset"
Select Settings, MasterClearActivity, Try
Reset Phone
Done!!
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Once installed, reset the search I have to do from the program to install Quick Shortcut ??
ang3lical said:
Once installed, reset the search I have to do from the program to install Quick Shortcut ??
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Copy the Quick Shortcut app to your OTG SDCard and install it as per the OP, then follow the instructions.
billa said:
Copy the Quick Shortcut app to your OTG SDCard and install it as per the OP, then follow the instructions.
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Ok thankss
Thanks.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
LG fix you can not use otg
i can bypass but not free sory
T-Mobile G4??
Does anyone know how to get this done on a T-Mobile G4?? The user setting isn't available in my settings. I keep getting a loop right back to the verify android screen right after putting in the correct info for the previous owner.
leor1291 said:
Does anyone know how to get this done on a T-Mobile G4?? The user setting isn't available in my settings. I keep getting a loop right back to the verify android screen right after putting in the correct info for the previous owner.
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Turn off airplane mode?
Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk
Nice. I don't know why there's no "switch access" option in Accessibility settings on my device.
bel57 said:
Nice. I don't know why there's no "switch access" option in Accessibility settings on my device.
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Maybe because this Exploit has been fixed and Google won`t let you bypass the FRP like that forever. It never worked on ALL devices.
this just happened to me on my htc m9. i changed my password sunday. reset my device and im like WTF? im done with google, this feature should be duely noted to consumers and in the literature. im taking my paperweight m9 back to tmobile and getting an iphone. i don't mind security but this is too much.
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this just happened to me on my htc m9. i changed my password sunday. reset my device and im like WTF? im done with google, this feature should be duely noted to consumers and in the literature. im taking my paperweight m9 back to tmobile and getting an iphone. i don't mind security but this is too much.
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Can you not sign in with your gmail pass?