How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader

How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader - Good news for owners of Motorola Photon 4G since Yay XDA-Developers forum member 4 Juggs split the way to unlock the bootloader of the unit. With the Droid 3 and the bionic approach their release date, could the Motorola Photon 4G unlocked the message as very important for fans of Motorola. In fact, the photon and the Droid Bionic 4G and 3 different phones, but since the release of the photon has shown good results, it could be a chance for both the 3 and the Droid Bionic unlocked are widely open. But when users 4G photons are those who might try. How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader

How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader - The developer has entered the unlocked bootloader in SBF, which will be flashed on the phone by RSDlite. The method is straightforward, since the developer has even easier for users 4G photons. If you like the Photon 4G users are tempted to try this method, just follow the steps below.

Please note that you are heading that way at your own risk, you take all responsibility if your device is bricked or damaged.


Here is the list of the requirements that need to be fulfilled before starting the method:
• Unlocked SBF.
• RSDLite.
• Fastboot.
• System.img. (For rooting purpose only.)

Once the requirements have been fulfilled, you may precede the method by follow the Instructions below:

The instruction set is divided into a couple of parts; one is for flashing the SBG via RSDLite and another one for rooting the Photon 4G once unlocked.

SBF Flashing & Unlocking
1. For the first step, the Photon 4G is required to download RSD Lite and the drivers and consequently install the drivers.
2. The next step is download the SBF package and extracts it.
3. Power off the phone and then hold the Volume Up key and Power button together till you see RSD at the top of the screen.
4. Now, launch RSD Lite on your PC and click the “…” button next to the box labeled Filename.
5. Choose the SBF file you extracted from the MR3 download.
6. Plug the device to the PC via USB and RSD Lite should recognize the device.
7. Hit the Start button and please wait as the files are flashed to your phone.
8. Once the SBF is flashed, the phone will reboot.
9. Now download the Fastboot package from the link above and extract it.
10. Run Command Prompt and navigate to the Fastboot folder, entering the following command:

moto-fastboot oem unlock

When the command has been entered, then you should see the following prompts:

C:\Data\Sunfire\HW\Security_Tokens>fastboot oem unlock
… INFOUnlocking your device can permanently VOID your warranty.
INFOThis process cannot be reversed. If you wish to proceed,
INFOreissue the unlock OEM command containing the unique ID
INFOof your device: ########### (device generated ID will appear in this like not number signs.)
OKAY [ 0.002s]
finished. total time: 0.002s

11. Note your Unique ID and enter the following command (replace ### with the UID):
moto-fastboot oem unlock ###########

Once the steps above have been completed, every time the device is on the active position, it will show unlock written on the screen.

For rooting the device, follow the instructions below:
• For the first step, the Photon 4G users are going to be required to download the system.img file and extract it to the fastboot folder.
• As well as install Superuser from the Market.
• Please make sure that the device that is going to be rooted is fully charged before preceding the method.
• Boot your phone in fastboot mode and connect it to the PC.
• Run Command Prompt, navigate to the location of the system.img file and enter the following command:
moto-fastboot flash system system.img

How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader - That's it. Now you have an unlocked bootloader and also had root access to the full. If you have questions that are asked and must or are looking to upgrade, you should visit the thread on the XDA-Developers forum. How to Unlock Motorola Photon 4G Bootloader