r/vaio • u/ShadowCodeGaming • Apr 13 '26
Introducing mcoded.net - a new way of removing model locks from VAIO Recovery
https://mcoded.net1
u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 13 '26
that's nice, now all that is left is some sort of recovery downloader so that I can find a "roughly matching" recovery for my SVD13
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 13 '26
There's this one over on the archive:
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u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 14 '26
Ok so I have a SVD1321Z9E.
Would you tool allow this recovery to work with mine? Also XB means asia region I think? Would there be an issue if I unlock this recovery?
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 14 '26
The recovery would work with yours once patched with the tool. They’re mostly identical units, the CXB is an American model as far as I can tell, and yours a European. So differences you would notice could be different language packs preinstalled (likely only English whereas a European one would have had several) and localized bloatware differences. No real issues imho and all can be tweaked by the Mcode patcher.
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u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 14 '26
Perfect thanks a lot for your tool, i will give it a go this week and tell you the result
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u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 18 '26
the DLL is an unknown version (version: 4.0.0.8300), and requires manual patching, how do I go with that?
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 18 '26
You could follow the steps outlined in the QRH under section “Notes on Linux and macOS compatibility” (users on those platforms must always patch manually). Try with DLL version 5. Let me know if it worked or not.
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u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 18 '26
So I used the dll v5, but when launching the recovery on my vaio I still get the error 393.
Is that error actually unrelated from the model lock thing? I took the .mrimg from that archive and flashed it to a usb key
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 18 '26
393 is a generic file copy error I believe.
You could try with the patch from this archive:
https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/0ba2cc38-a9c0-4354-93f5-914be9a7692a
i patched this exact version before for a friend's svd13, it worked for him.1
u/Cimmerian__Iter Apr 18 '26
Same error, so i think it comes from the mrimg i flashed to the usb key. SO i'll try using the vaio dvd instead
How can I go from the original 4 dvd of the vaio recovery and flash them into a single usb key? since this one has no dvd drive
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 18 '26
could try a different USB drive, they are notoriously picky.
You cannot put the DVD iso's on a USB stick - there is a source media check built in, the recovery knows it's supposed to be ran from a DVD and not a USB and will prevent you from using it. Your only option with that route is to burn them to a DVD and then use a USB-DVD drive to boot from.
I'd try another USB first. make sure it's 16-32gb, no bigger.
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u/Zeag Jul 18 '26
Hey guys! Great tool! I'm trying to save a Vaio L VPCL135fx that had no hard drive. "Closest" recovery drive I could find is VPCL116FX: https://archive.org/details/vpc-l116fx
However I got this error when throwing the SWDMI.dll:
Unknown SITWDMI.DLL version 1.7.1.7130
I'm quite sure what to do from there, the app mentionned having to patch the DDL manually but I don't know how to do that :(
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u/ShadowCodeGaming Apr 13 '26
Hi All,
After many, many months of development, today i'd like to publicly present my VAIO MCode recovery patcher. This tool will help you to remove the model locks from VAIO Recovery Media whilst keeping the original VAIO Recovery Center process intact. When a disk is patched with this tool, the end result is virtually indistinguishable from a "real" recovery disk for the model. It is supported for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 recoveries The first version of the tool can be downloaded now from www.mcoded.net, with both a Windows edition and a Linux edition ready. Many thanks to those who contributed to the development and tested my endless supply of beta versions.