Samsung SGH-Z500 complete unlock solution - GSM-Forum

reefer45 · 06-14-2005, 14:14

I decided i would upload the exact same files i used to unlock my Z500 to eleminate problems related to the software.

CDMADriver.rar - 5 MB

Z105V1.16.rar - 2.57 MB

EasyStudio.rar - 60 MB

First thing i did was to install the drivers for the phone(CDMADriver.rar). After that i made a backup using EasyStudio(EasyStudio.rar). Then i made the DB9 connector. Just short pin 2 & 3 and put it on COM1. Then connect the Z500 USB cable(i think it has to be the original Z500 cable not a Z105 or Z107 cable). After that i started winimei(Z105V1.16.rar) and on the first screen i just choose Sweden(i guess you should choose your country) and then i pressed OK. On the next screen i just pressed unlock, and it started i was sweating but it worked! I had my Z500 unlocked!

If you would like any further information dont hesitate to ask!

Erik_GBG · 06-14-2005, 18:56

When I try to download the files, it's the same file....

reefer45 · 06-14-2005, 19:00

oops my mistake! fixed now! When i cut & pasted the hyperlinks i just changed the display name and totally forgot to change the real link! Sorry!

sorinm · 06-15-2005, 17:20

z500 cable

keyboard up
24...........1

phone USB
19...............black
16...............red
15...............green
10...............white

use this cable as reefer45 (no need for backup as winimei reads the codes from phone and you can type them by keypad).

br
sorinm

reefer45 · 06-15-2005, 19:51

Are you sure about that cable? I've opened mine up and there is a chip there. Doesn't that chip do anything? Why is it there?

CPUKILLER · 06-15-2005, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefer45

Are you sure about that cable? I've opened mine up and there is a chip there. Doesn't that chip do anything? Why is it there?

yors is a usb to serial one and they r talking about direct usb connection

sorinm · 06-15-2005, 22:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefer45

Are you sure about that cable? I've opened mine up and there is a chip there. Doesn't that chip do anything? Why is it there?

i'm dead sure that winimei readed the codes after making this cable and that the phone accepted the codes

not mobile · 06-16-2005, 17:37

hello i have a E810 com cable can this unlock

paul8888 · 06-16-2005, 19:04

hello! reefer45
can u help me..! do u know corect cable to flash samsung sgh-z500?? please help...!

reefer45 · 06-17-2005, 11:22

paul8888: The model of the cable i used is: PCB429USE. This cable came with the phone. Please ask sorinm on help with making a cable. I think he has built his own cable successfully.

debeli · 06-17-2005, 13:57

I dont understand how reefer45 connected the phone to the pc when he unlocked his z500, did he connect it to the pc thru USB or made a sort of USB-serial adapter ,....could someone explain this please

thanks

sorinm · 06-17-2005, 14:41

direct usb cable works for unlock (the one posted above - same as VSH posted it for z130, it's in forum)
for flashing i didn't tested

not mobile · 06-17-2005, 15:50

plese help me what is DB9 connector

reefer45 · 06-17-2005, 15:57

debeli: I used the cable that came with the phone. This cable looks like any usb cable(it has a normal usb port on the computer side and the normal connector that samsung has on the phone side) but it also has a small chip in it on one side. sorinm told me in an earlier post that this makes it a serial cable(i guess it makes the phone think it's connected with a serial cable instead of usb). Anyway i just connected this cable between the computer and the phone. Without any modifications.

Then the other thing again would be the DB9(serial com port female) which is put on COM1. It has pin 2 & pin 3 connected to eachother. This port has no contact with the other cable whatsoever. After winimei is run once i had to disconnect this "dongle" (if you could call it that since it has no other function than activating COM1?) before i could run winimei again. Seems like COM1 stayed locked after winimei had run once. And had to be disconnected and reconnected between every run. Same thing with the application itself(winimei). Had to be restarted after dis/reconnecting the "dongle".

I don't know what further information i can give about the cables and hardware i used. I've posted the model of the cable if you would like to buy one(PCB429USE). But this cable shouldn't be needed for unlock according to sorinm. Good luck!

not mobile · 06-17-2005, 16:09

What does the DB9 connector do? I'm not very good at these things and it would help considerably if I knew how to use it. Should I only connect it to COM1 and then leave it there during the unlocking, and not do anything else with it or do I need to connect things to it? Please help me.

06-14-2005, 14:14	#1 (permalink)
reefer45 Insane Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 44 Posts: 89 Member: 95076 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	Samsung SGH-Z500 complete unlock solution I decided i would upload the exact same files i used to unlock my Z500 to eleminate problems related to the software. CDMADriver.rar - 5 MB Z105V1.16.rar - 2.57 MB EasyStudio.rar - 60 MB First thing i did was to install the drivers for the phone(CDMADriver.rar). After that i made a backup using EasyStudio(EasyStudio.rar). Then i made the DB9 connector. Just short pin 2 & 3 and put it on COM1. Then connect the Z500 USB cable(i think it has to be the original Z500 cable not a Z105 or Z107 cable). After that i started winimei(Z105V1.16.rar) and on the first screen i just choose Sweden(i guess you should choose your country) and then i pressed OK. On the next screen i just pressed unlock, and it started i was sweating but it worked! I had my Z500 unlocked! If you would like any further information dont hesitate to ask! Last edited by reefer45; 06-14-2005 at 19:00.

06-14-2005, 18:56	#2 (permalink)
Erik_GBG Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 36 Posts: 6 Member: 94274 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	When I try to download the files, it's the same file.... Last edited by Erik_GBG; 06-14-2005 at 19:18.

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06-14-2005, 19:00	#3 (permalink)
reefer45 Insane Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 44 Posts: 89 Member: 95076 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	oops my mistake! fixed now! When i cut & pasted the hyperlinks i just changed the display name and totally forgot to change the real link! Sorry!

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sorinm No Life Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,430 Member: 10964 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 285	z500 cable keyboard up 24...........1 phone USB 19...............black 16...............red 15...............green 10...............white use this cable as reefer45 (no need for backup as winimei reads the codes from phone and you can type them by keypad). br sorinm

06-15-2005, 19:51	#5 (permalink)
reefer45 Insane Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 44 Posts: 89 Member: 95076 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	Are you sure about that cable? I've opened mine up and there is a chip there. Doesn't that chip do anything? Why is it there?

06-16-2005, 17:37	#8 (permalink)
not mobile Insane Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: inside of sonyericsson Age: 39 Posts: 95 Member: 146959 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	hello i have a E810 com cable can this unlock

06-16-2005, 19:04	#9 (permalink)
paul8888 Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Age: 50 Posts: 3 Member: 142983 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	hello! reefer45 can u help me..! do u know corect cable to flash samsung sgh-z500?? please help...!

06-17-2005, 11:22	#10 (permalink)
reefer45 Insane Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 44 Posts: 89 Member: 95076 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	paul8888: The model of the cable i used is: PCB429USE. This cable came with the phone. Please ask sorinm on help with making a cable. I think he has built his own cable successfully.

06-17-2005, 13:57	#11 (permalink)
debeli Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 43 Posts: 2 Member: 154082 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	I dont understand how reefer45 connected the phone to the pc when he unlocked his z500, did he connect it to the pc thru USB or made a sort of USB-serial adapter ,....could someone explain this please thanks

06-17-2005, 14:41	#12 (permalink)
sorinm No Life Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,430 Member: 10964 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 285	direct usb cable works for unlock (the one posted above - same as VSH posted it for z130, it's in forum) for flashing i didn't tested

06-17-2005, 15:50	#13 (permalink)
not mobile Insane Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: inside of sonyericsson Age: 39 Posts: 95 Member: 146959 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	plese help me what is DB9 connector

06-17-2005, 15:57	#14 (permalink)
reefer45 Insane Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 44 Posts: 89 Member: 95076 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	debeli: I used the cable that came with the phone. This cable looks like any usb cable(it has a normal usb port on the computer side and the normal connector that samsung has on the phone side) but it also has a small chip in it on one side. sorinm told me in an earlier post that this makes it a serial cable(i guess it makes the phone think it's connected with a serial cable instead of usb). Anyway i just connected this cable between the computer and the phone. Without any modifications. Then the other thing again would be the DB9(serial com port female) which is put on COM1. It has pin 2 & pin 3 connected to eachother. This port has no contact with the other cable whatsoever. After winimei is run once i had to disconnect this "dongle" (if you could call it that since it has no other function than activating COM1?) before i could run winimei again. Seems like COM1 stayed locked after winimei had run once. And had to be disconnected and reconnected between every run. Same thing with the application itself(winimei). Had to be restarted after dis/reconnecting the "dongle". I don't know what further information i can give about the cables and hardware i used. I've posted the model of the cable if you would like to buy one(PCB429USE). But this cable shouldn't be needed for unlock according to sorinm. Good luck!

06-17-2005, 16:09	#15 (permalink)
not mobile Insane Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: inside of sonyericsson Age: 39 Posts: 95 Member: 146959 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	What does the DB9 connector do? I'm not very good at these things and it would help considerably if I knew how to use it. Should I only connect it to COM1 and then leave it there during the unlocking, and not do anything else with it or do I need to connect things to it? Please help me.