How to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S II for use with any GSM carrier
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So, are you still with us? Good. The first step to unlocking your Galaxy S II is to root it. This part is crucial because you will need to have root access in order to get the nv_data.bin file, located in /efs/nv_data.bin. Go ahead and copy that file to your computer and open it up with a HEX editor. Now you jump over to offset 0x181460 and get the hash values for 0x18146e, 0x18148e, 0x1814ae, 0x1814ce, and 0x1814ee. The HEX editor should be able to calculate SHA1 hash values for you. If the value of any of these offsets turns out to be 7D3E17CFCD816CACD4E025FAA65004FDD17D51F8 just ignore it, yet if it doesn't – that is the one you need. Copy that value and paste it at the page, to which a link has been provided for you below. An 8 digit unlock code will be calculated for you so just pop in an unaccepted SIM card in the phone and type it in.
Be aware that the procedure that we just described is dangerous and can render your phone useless if you do something wrong. Proceed at your own risk.
The hash value can be converted into the needed unlock code here.
If you need a HEX editor, you can use HEX Workshop or WinHex
source: XDA-Developers via Samsung Hub
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13 Comments
1. vantenkiest posted on 23 May 2011, 09:29 0 0
thats actually very easy :D I cant wait for the cdma version :D EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
2. remixfa posted on 23 May 2011, 10:07 0 0
what.. the samsung developer menu didnt make it to the SGS2? im sure its there somewhere. way easier than any HEX editor, even though thats not really all that hard.
If this had all the american 3g/4g GSM frequencies for Tmo and ATT then it would be great.
3. skymitch89 posted on 23 May 2011, 10:13 0 0
Or...someone could just buy and unlocked version.
5. sorr932 posted on 23 May 2011, 10:53 2 0
just get another ROM of an unlocked device!
it will take 2 mins on Odin
6. drg_c (unregistered) posted on 23 May 2011, 14:24 0 0
https://market.android.com/det
ails?id=eu.chainfire .sgs2simunlockcode
thx chainfire & odia!
7. koolaid (unregistered) posted on 23 May 2011, 19:45 0 0
one question... why do all of you go through that bs to unlock a phone.. all you need is a tmo sim card which you would have since its a tmo phone, call tmo say your going out of the country for a bit and you want to unlock it.. which first they will say you can't then you just tell them. fuck off and give it to me because the lovely fcc requires them to give it to you if you request it. they will walk you through the whole process. then put in a good ol' att sim and bing badda boom. its unlocked.. ive done it with many many many phones, blackberry, g1 & 2, nokia's, and other mis. htc's. you just have to know how to ask. grow some balls and say you have to. im not asking im telling you too..
8. vantenkiest posted on 27 May 2011, 21:08 0 0
why would we bother when we can do it ourselves and in the process have access to a lot more.
that and we dont have to be annoyed by stupid people.
9. androider posted on 04 Aug 2011, 20:53 0 0
Doesn't seem to work for galaxy i9100m from Bell and Virgin Canada, this phone uses a new crypto method for the unlock data. I would recommend researching this before trying root it.
If you have the i9100m or if you aren't good with the various softwares involved you can get a generated unlock code from cellunlocker.net
10. Abe (unregistered) posted on 03 Oct 2011, 17:03 0 0
Hi,
I just got a Samsung Galaxy SII phone from Sprint in US. I have two questions
1. Can I unlock this phone using the method describe? Has anyone here done it
2. Where do we insert the new SIM as this phone does not have a slot to do so?
Thanks all you GURUs
11. JayMoney88 posted on 30 Oct 2011, 12:51 0 0
This is method does not work on the Galaxy S II because there is NO nv_data.bin file in these phones. I know for a fact it does not exists in the Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989 for T-Mobile nor any of the close variants. This only works on the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S 4G no other models have the necessary file.
12. gsmwong posted on 14 May 2012, 10:08 0 0
Hi. This works only with old version and models. For the latest software versions and new models usehttp://www.fastgsm.com/en/sams
ung/samsung/galaxy-s/unlock-code/unlocking
13. andreww3834 posted on 09 Jul 2012, 14:05 0 0
i ordered a code fromhttp://www.unlockscodes.com/ and it worked perfect
