Unlock for all features and data / Enter PIN

[tomdi]

I got a new to me phone (Xperia 10) where I don’t have the PIN code to unlock Android. (The provided numbers failed so far. What is this PIN code).

Question: is it still possible to install Sailfish X on such a device or is it basically dead weight?

Before spending much time to search the internet for answers, I thought I could ask here. Maybe someone knows this situation. Thank you.

[Seven.of.nine]

See here:
Sailfish X Installation Instructions - Jolla ,

on the right side there is Xperia 10, there click on the image of your computer OS (Windows, Linux, Mac). There are detailled instructions. Good luck!

[tomdi]

Thank you for the reply. Yes I know this page.

What I’m unsure, is

• if in this situation I must use the Emma tool to reinstall Android (9) and if I will be able to run Android afterwards?
• Or if I can just ignore that I’m unable to login to Android and skip Android testing
• Or maybe there are other considerations?

[pawel.spoon]

Flash without beeing connected to network is not good

i did it once and had.sfos without well, network

you can flash some android image on your.phone, connect to mobile network and do a.phonecalll …
then flash sfos

[aspergerguy]

@tomdi

if in this situation I must use the Emma tool to reinstall Android (9) and if I will be able to run Android afterwards?

Think that you should use Xperia Companion application to reset this pin-locked device, as Emma recognises bootloader unlocked devices for recovery.

[tomdi]

@aspergerguy

Think that you should use Xperia Companion application to reset this pin-locked device, as Emma recognises bootloader unlocked devices for recovery.

Sorry, I don’t quite understand. The phone is unlocked according to the boot message. Does that mean that I can use Emma?

[aspergerguy]

@tomdi

The phone is unlocked according to the boot message. Does that mean that I can use Emma?

Absolutely, sorry for any confusion here as wasn’t aware already bootloader unlocked.

[tomdi]

Installing Sailfish on an Android phone without a PIN was not a problem. Below some notes (basically what you wrote here and the instructions). As I prefer XA2 this “new” “10peria” is for now a spare device.

Reflash for e.g. Jolla Xperia 10

• follow https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Help_Articles/Reinstalling_Sailfish_OS

• revert back to Android:

  • via Emma (chapter 1, Option 2 of https://jolla.com/sailfishx-windows-instructions/
    • https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool/download-flash-tool/)
  • check if things work under Android

• install Sailfish X:

  • install fastboot (chapter 3, https://jolla.com/install-sailfish-x-xperia-10-windows/)
  • dl (correct Sony Xperia 10) from https://shop.jolla.com/downloads/, about 1.3 GB
  • dl ‘SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_9.0_2.3.2_v9_ganges.zip’ acc. to chapter 5 of
    https://jolla.com/install-sailfish-x-xperia-10-windows/ and put in Sony stuff above
  • follow chapter 8 of https://jolla.com/install-sailfish-x-xperia-10-windows/ and
    do ‘flash-on-windows.bat’ → Flashing complete

(had issues with volume-up connection as initially one side of the USB cable was already
attached, both ends must be unattached otherwise it won’t go into e.g. ‘blue-LED-state’)