Reset Nokia N900 Security Code

Screen shot 2011-01-30 at PM 01.34.07

Forgotten your Nokia N900 Security Code? Its a bitch. If are geek enough and choose not to go to Nokia Service Centre, you can try the following:

1. Go to your Application Manager, and search for “OpenSSH Client And Server”. Install.

2. Set your rootpassword to something simple, ex: “abcde”

3. Download a file “a.out” from HERE.

4. Download ssh browser (unless you are very good in Unix command line), you can try WinSCP (For Windows), or RBrowser (For Mac).

5. Look for your Nokia N900 IP address (LAN). You can go the xTerminal and type: ifconfig (make sure you : “sudo gainroot” 1st!), then look for “inet addr:”

*If you find it troublesome, you can download a IP widget from App Manager to show your current IP on your Maemo desktop.

6. Secure Remote from you computer to your Nokia N900 via the ssh browser which you just download:

go for: root@youripaddress

password: “yourpassword” or abcde if you followed the earlier instruction. Leave the Port to 22.

7. Navigate further to: /usr/bin/

8. Drag and drop the “a.out” file into the /usr/bin/ folder

9. After you drop the file into in, right click, change the permission. I will show you on the below screenshot:

Screen shot 2011-01-30 at AM 12.15.18

*Remember to “select” all the “X”. This means you are giving access to owner, group and others.

10. After doing so, proceed to your Nokia N900,select xTerminal again.

11. Type: “run-standalone.sh a.out”

*You should see the below screenshot:

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Bingo, now go to “Settings”, select “Device lock” and change your Security Code from there.

Published on January 30, 2011 6:36 am.
Filed under: Personal, Technology Tags: , ,

32 Comments »

  1. Tharindu Jayakody says:
    June 19, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    wow wow wow!! thanks for your help dude!! it worked so nicely!! thanks again!!

  2. Verdie Bodensteiner says:
    July 23, 2011 at 1:43 am

    I really appreciate this post. I’ve been looking everywhere due to this! Thank goodness I discovered it on Bing. You’ve made my day! Thank you again

  3. Tony says:
    August 7, 2011 at 3:20 am

    Dear
    In case my mobile is locked with a security lock code which I forgot, and I cannot log into my device, what is the procedure to reset it?

  4. Kingsley says:
    August 7, 2011 at 8:57 am

    Pls help i have forgotten my security code in my N900,pls tell me what to do,am waiting,u can send me a mail on kinzoto2000@yahoo.com

  5. deepak sharma says:
    October 21, 2011 at 6:52 am

    sir i lost my n900 security code can you help me please my imei no is 356938035716860 sir please help me

  6. Amir says:
    January 21, 2012 at 11:46 am

    i performed the operation but there is no change in security code…….after typing the command in x terminal it shows a different message……

  7. Hatef says:
    February 17, 2012 at 8:41 am

    u better make it clear on step #6:
    Host name is your phone’s ip address, so for Host: [phone's ip address]
    and user name is root, so for username: root
    and password is abcde(or whatever you chose)
    thanks for the instructions anyway ;)

  8. watashi says:
    April 17, 2012 at 4:47 am

    thanks!

  9. Ajhan says:
    April 23, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    PLS TALK THE LOCK CODE FOR NOKIA N900 !!!! SAY ON MY FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002300598914

  10. ravi jyoti shashank says:
    June 8, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    THANK U SIR

  11. manuj singh says:
    June 11, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    thanq sir jiiiii good job :)

  12. wildrock says:
    June 15, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    thanks sir , you made my day

    wanna add something ,
    if you have any problem connecting your phone via W.lan you can download a program called “Mad Developer” via the app.manager and connect your phone via USB it worked with me.

  13. dumy says:
    June 19, 2012 at 6:26 am

    Thank you very much! It worked well!

  14. kira says:
    June 19, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    thank u so much dude.. really helped a lot….!!

  15. mastoor says:
    June 24, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    i want the general code of the nokia n900 because i forget my password i want to reset factory my phone.

  16. mastoor says:
    June 25, 2012 at 7:24 am

    i want the general code of the nokia n900 because i forget my password i want to reset factory i want restore my phone

  17. priyanshu says:
    July 7, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    my nokia n900 problem it doent on and show security lock…..plsss help

  18. abbey says:
    August 8, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    please i dont understand the number 6. can someone help me out please??????????????????????????? i am new to nokia n900 but i really need the security code changed.

  19. abbey says:
    August 9, 2012 at 10:48 am

    i have the same problem also. i need to restore factory settings on my nokia n900 but it says wrong code please help me out here is my imel #356938031529804

  20. joudi says:
    August 28, 2012 at 6:26 am

    hello sir can you please help me i have nokia N900 my MEI:356938030027784
    i forget my security code and dont know how to do it ,, thank you in advance sir

  21. atakhan says:
    September 16, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    sir i forgot my password and mentoined the trick thanks for that sir i am understood that if you can give me master code it will helpfull for me i have nokia N900 my phone serial no is 356938036986777
    THANKS in advance

  22. alubba says:
    September 25, 2012 at 2:05 am

    i don’t understand what you mean in step 6. you should made a print screen with the setup of winSCP. what should i choose…sftp, http://ftp…where i put root@myip ? at host box or username? normally…@ host…but what i put on username?…

  23. Suraj says:
    September 27, 2012 at 9:24 am

    hey aftr typing run-standalone.sh a.out it displays u re fucked your responsibility why so??????

  24. n900 says:
    October 12, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    Thanks for this :)

  25. waqas says:
    November 18, 2012 at 11:42 pm

    its realy helpfull u made my day baby

  26. sahan says:
    November 26, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    wow wow. you are the man. thank you so much.

  27. santosh kumar says:
    December 6, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    just awesome , hats off …………..

  28. Ganesh says:
    December 17, 2012 at 8:14 am

    am not gettng how dwnld a.out file from where. can u please let me know in detail thanx in advance…

  29. Ganesh says:
    December 17, 2012 at 8:21 am

    please send the above mentioned processes in detail to my mail id
    my mail id ghhanni@gmail.com

  30. shan says:
    December 25, 2012 at 11:36 am

    when i enter comand “run-standalone.sh a.out its shows you’re fucked. your responsibility.” why is that ???????? please help me to unlock thanks

  31. Ratul says:
    January 7, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Thank you Very Much…It Worked….. god bless you

  32. ragul says:
    March 18, 2013 at 11:32 am

    i am forgeting my nokia n900 pasworld can you help me what to do say to my mail id:p.p.ragul@gmail.com &ph:9688024841

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