gnwmanager/tutorials/unlock.md

Unlocking a Stock Game & Watch Device

If you prefer a video tutorial, here's a terse tutorial on device unlocking.

To unlock your device, just run the following single command and follow the onscreen instructions.

gnwmanager unlock

A typical complete unlocking output will look like:

$ gnwmanager unlock

If interrupted, resume unlocking with:
    gnwmanager unlock --backup-dir=backups-2023-10-25-12-49-51

Detected MARIO game and watch.
Backing up itcm to "backups-2023-10-25-12-49-51/itcm_backup_mario.bin"... complete!
Backing up external flash to "backups-2023-10-25-12-49-51/flash_backup_mario.bin"... complete!
Flashing payload to external flash... complete!


Payload successfully flashed. Perform the following steps:

1. Fully remove power, then re-apply power.
2. Press the power button to turn on the device; the screen should turn blue.

Press the "enter" key when the screen is blue:
Backing up internal flash to "backups-2023-10-25-12-49-51/internal_flash_backup_mario.bin"... complete!
Unlocking device... complete!
Restoring firmware... complete!
Unlocking complete!
Pressing the power button should launch the original firmware.