Re: Resetting lock code
How does one lose their lock code? I mean... umm... no, still don't get it. I have auto-lock set to 1hr, and use the lock code quite a few times a day so it is fresh on my memory. When talking about lost lock code, does this mean it is forgotten? I know this might be stupid question, but if the case is so, why not talk about forgetting the lock code.
And, yeah, I agree that the lock code is not securing anything, it's like the screensaver passwd. But that is enough for me. Not intending to lose the device :) |
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Guess its due to the fact I bought it second hand. Anyway, this is what I did and you should do in five steps! 1: First of all, we need to get into the device. Lets ssh into it! Install the ssh's client and server. Now ssh into it with a ssh client for your OS. The user to use is: root 2: Now you should be inside your N900 device, once there we want to get the so called DES hash of the password. Code:
echo root:$(grep -A 13 lock_code /dev/mtd1|tail -1): root:63NCRYqE75Us0: 3: Copy the output and put it in a file on your computer, named: old_maemo_lock_code 4: Make a search for John the ripper and install it. 5: Open up a terminal and write: Code:
john -format:DES -i:digits /path/to/old_maemo_lock_code Thanks to however wrote the post with grep part above! :cool: |
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john -format:DES -i:digits /path/to/old_maemo_lock_code |
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I got this:
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root:.sfpZ4nNm2OtM: |
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Never mind, I got it. I uninstalled my stupid antivirus.
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I REALLY need some help here! Try to follow your recomended steps but getting stuck at the very first one. I downloaded putty and winscp and tried to SSH but what the hell is hostname and how do I get the hostname of my N900? any help will be appreciated. |
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echo root:$(grep -A 13 lock_code /dev/mtd1|tail -1): > /home/user/MyDocs/old_lockcode |
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My N900 had the USB HW failure. I got a new phone from Nokia, and after restoring the backup, I forgot the lock code. When I tried danielpublic's solution above, I had multiple problems: The SCP ssh client is loaded only on my computer. It asks for a Host name before attempting to connect. What is the host name to use? I decided maybe I need to flash the FW, to get a SSH client on the phone first... The flasher-3.5 asks for permossion to continu when I run it from teh cmd prompt, but ten after a brief fleah of another cmd screen,does nothing..... I then tried the Nokia SW updater (even though since the phone just came from Nokia and likely has the latest FW) but it could not even connect, even though the computer sees the phone as a USB device and even opens up the phone in explorer. My questions: 1. Is there a way to get the lock code from the phone backup? 2. Do you need to have the ssh client on the phone to use the above method? 3. What could cause the flasher to not run the flash? I was expecting some indcation that the flash was proceeding. |
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The default lock code also did not work (tried that as soon as the lock code showed up after restoring data). Maybe the phone was a return or refurb an has another lock code?
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