Target Stuck on IN, Cannot Use T-Mobile MSM Download Tool [Fix]

In this guide, we will show you the steps to fix the issue of Target being stuck on IN [India], resulting in the inability to use the T-Mobile MSM Download Tool. Most of the tech enthusiasts are still using the OnePlus 9 series [even though the latest is the 13th series], and we can’t seriously blame them either. This is because it is the last device in the OnePlus series that has a working unbrick tool in the form of the MSM Tool.

While the likes of the OnePlus 11 also get that, but with the Android 15 update, the tool got patched. Anyways, coming back to the point, we have seen a bunch of user reports, especially from the OnePlus 9 Pro series users, wherein the Target in the MSM Download Tool is stuck in the IN region, and they are unable to use the T-Mobile tool. If you are also facing this issue, then this guide will help you out. Follow along for the fix.

Fix Target Stuck on IN, Cannot Use T-Mobile MSM Download Tool

Before starting, please take a complete device backup and go through the entire guide once before trying out this procedure. Droidwin and its members wouldn’t be held responsible in case of a thermonuclear war, your alarm doesn’t wake you up, or if anything happens to your device, and data by performing the below steps.

First off, you’ll have to get hold of the param.bin file from a T-Mobile OnePlus user. This is because the target ID is stored in the param.bin partition. So they can dump this partition from their device either via the MSM Download Tool’s Readback mode or via the adb shell command [that also requires root]. If you are on the OnePlus 9 Pro, then you can use this file shared by XDA Senior Member TheGhost1951. Once you have got the file, proceed with the below steps:

1. Download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
2. Next up transfer the param.bin file to this platform-tools folder.
3. Then enable USB Debugging & OEM Unlocking on your device.
4. Now, unlock the bootloader on your device [take a backup first].
5. Then open Command Prompt inside platform-tools and type in:

   adb reboot fastboot

6. Your device will boot to FastbootD Mode.
7. Now type in the below command to flash the param.bin file.

   fastboot flash param param.bin

8. Finally, use the below command to boot to the OS:

   fastboot reboot

9. You may now use the T-Mobile MSM Tool without any issue.

That’s it. These were the steps to fix the issue of Target being stuck on IN [India], resulting in the inability to use the T-Mobile MSM Download Tool. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution as soon as possible.

What About Bootloader Unlocking?

As you might be aware, after flashing the firmware via MSM Download Tool, the bootloader tends to get locked. So to unlock it on your T-Mobile device, you’ll have to generate the unlock token once again.

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