[Q] I am now S-Off w/ Bootloader Unlocked using Firewater! - Verizon HTC One (M7)

Okay, so now I can confirm that Firewater worked great - using the temproot method. Where do I go from here? The instructions I've found for installing TWRP were extremely confusing. I had no problems following the directions for Firewater, but this is a different story. Now that I'm unlocked and S-Off, where do I go from here?

Congrats! Well you need to flash a recovery. Get a recovery.img http://flyhalf205.com/getdownload.php?file=recoveries/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.4-m7vzw.img and place it on your pc in the same folder as the fastboot.exe file. Open a cmd prompt and navigate to the directory where the 2 files are. Boot the phone to bootloader (hboot). Then in the cmd terminal type
Code:
fastboot erase cache
then
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fastboot flash recovery nameofrecoveryimg.img

Thank you very much! I do have some questions. Do I need to be rooted? In the bootloader screen it says I am S-Off and Unlocked, but I don't think I am rooted. I have to use the temproot included with Firewater. I downloaded a twrp .img. Am I supposed to flash that? Once that is flashed, am I free to download a custom rom?

Thanks for the info
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If you are s-off and unlocked all you need to do is flash that recovery i posted, and then flash a rom of your choosing. Most every rom comes pre-rooted. I assume right now you are stock. If you want to stay stock just flash that recovery, then flash superuser thru recovery and you will be rooted.
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Where did you get the firewater download from, got a link?
Never mind i found it http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/

Cool so you were 4.3 with s on and locked boot loader and firewater now has you s off and unlocked. So you just need a custom recovery and then whatever Rom you want.
I was going to ruu back to stock locked and s on to try firewater for fun but I don't want to run into snags so I'll just stay how I am for now.
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is it normal to hang at "waiting for device"?

wwindexx said:
is it normal to hang at "waiting for device"?
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How long has it been? Windows or Linux? Turned off firewall and antivirus, and removed sync manager if on Windows?
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wronge galismt
Linux - Xubuntu to be specific. It seems to only recognize the device half of the time when connected to USB. It hangs indefinitely - 5 min was the longest I would wait. When I select Recovery from the hboot menu, I get a silhouette of my phone with a "NO" symbol through it. This is not normal.

Are you using the quick android sdk or did you download the whole sdk and install platform tools then set path in your home directory profile?
Edit: try these directions at the bottom to set your path.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20770-gu...-adb-and-fastboot-in-linux-ubuntu-and-mint12/
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I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?

J_Abdalla52 said:
I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?
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yes I got that too. I didn't get around to trying it right after running temproot though.

J_Abdalla52 said:
I got a error that said i don't have su binaries? anyone else?
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Are you rooted? Or did you install twrp and it says that? You have to be root in Linux to run the command.
Ex: cd Downloads/firewater
Sudo su
Type your password
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selayan said:
Are you rooted? Or did you install twrp and it says that? You have to be root in Linux to run the command.
Ex: cd Downloads/firewater
Sudo su
Type your password
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No i just ran the temp root method then i tried to run the normal method and thats what i got.

selayan said:
Are you using the quick android sdk or did you download the whole sdk and install platform tools then set path in your home directory profile?
Edit: try these directions at the bottom to set your path.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20770-gu...-adb-and-fastboot-in-linux-ubuntu-and-mint12/
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I installed adb and fastboot via apt. I guess assuming that was the optimal way to get it was a mistake. I am assuming now that you need to run temproot beforehand?

Yeah you need the temp root method because your stock and locked, unrooted. Make sure you are admin when you run it.
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selayan said:
Yeah you need the temp root method because your stock and locked, unrooted. Make sure you are admin when you run it.
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I used minimal adb do you think that could have tampered with the process?

J_Abdalla52 said:
I used minimal adb do you think that could have tampered with the process?
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It should not as long as you place the firewater files in the same location of the temp adb directory and run commands as admin.
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selayan said:
It should not as long as you place the firewater files in the same location of the temp adb directory and run commands as admin.
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do you mean adding the "sudo" prefix?

wwindexx said:
do you mean adding the "sudo" prefix?
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Yeah to keep from typing Sudo before each command I usually do Sudo su before running any commands.
It will ask for your password then throw you in admin mode. Otherwise you will need to add Sudo before each command.
I use Linux mint 16 but it's built on ubuntu so it should not be different.
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rooting and updates

first nexus phone
so if youre rooted on a stock rom, if you accept an ota, do you lose root?
Yes, though if you're on a custom firmware you won't get OTA's pushed to you, at least not on the N1. Root doesn't really matter on Nexus phones though, as the bootloader is fully unlocked so you can just flash a rooted ROM whenever you want through the bootloader. Tbh I never even use anything that needs root access except Rom manager, which you won't need if you're accepting a stock ROM.
Edit: To clarify, root is totally unnecessary on Nexus phones to flash custom firmware, you can flash it with an unrooted phone through the bootloader.
just make sure the second you get home with it just fastboot oem unlock it so you dont lose anything too important
What does that do?
slowz3r said:
just make sure the second you get home with it just fastboot oem unlock it so you dont lose anything too important
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Vash63 said:
Yes, though if you're on a custom firmware you won't get OTA's pushed to you, at least not on the N1. Root doesn't really matter on Nexus phones though, as the bootloader is fully unlocked so you can just flash a rooted ROM whenever you want through the bootloader. Tbh I never even use anything that needs root access except Rom manager, which you won't need if you're accepting a stock ROM.
Edit: To clarify, root is totally unnecessary on Nexus phones to flash custom firmware, you can flash it with an unrooted phone through the bootloader.
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ok, so if i want to flash a rom, i dont need to be rooted? i can set cpu without being rooted too?
Mnemoch said:
What does that do?
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the command unlocks your bootloader, but when it does that it wipes your device, so its best to do it when the device is fresh so you dont lose anything
slowz3r said:
the command unlocks your bootloader, but when it does that it wipes your device, so its best to do it when the device is fresh so you dont lose anything
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how exactly do you unlock it?
shawnn218 said:
how exactly do you unlock it?
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install the SDK/ADB put the phone into fastboot mode, open up a ADB/Fastboot on your PC and just run that command then follow the instructions on your phone
slowz3r said:
install the SDK/ADB put the phone into fastboot mode, open up a ADB/Fastboot on your PC and just run that command then follow the instructions on your phone
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So basically, put the phone in debug mode and hook it up to the PC and just type in a command in adb?
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kidserious said:
So basically, put the phone in debug mode and hook it up to the PC and just type in a command in adb?
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pretty much ya
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pretty much ya
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Nice. I've never owned a nexus before so forgive my ignorance. 2 questions: how do you fastboot and what is the adb command? I have a samsung fascinate, so I'm very familiar with odin and download mode, and with adb as well. But not fastboot.
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Install the android sdk and a jdk, plug your phone in, in fastboot mode (a mode like download mode but for fastboot) go to the platform tools dir, using your os command line or prompt type fastboot commandhere in this case oem unlock.
Fastboot is a program like adb that comes with the sdk
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Nice. I've never owned a nexus before so forgive my ignorance. 2 questions: how do you fastboot and what is the adb command? I have a samsung fascinate, so I'm very familiar with odin and download mode, and with adb as well. But not fastboot.
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no need to worry, regardless im sure guides will pop up on release day, they always do
veyka said:
Install the android sdk and a jdk, plug your phone in, in fastboot mode (a mode like download mode but for fastboot) go to the platform tools dir, using your os command line or prompt type fastboot commandhere in this case oem unlock.
Fastboot is a program like adb that comes with the sdk
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So you need the java development kit as well, not just the sdk?
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kidserious said:
So you need the java development kit as well, not just the sdk?
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Actually im not sure about that, you really shouldnt need it
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Actually im not sure about that, you really shouldnt need it
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Yea, the reason I asked is because that doesn't sound right.
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kidserious said:
Yea, the reason I asked is because that doesn't sound right.
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only reason youd need the JDK is if you are you know, developing ;P
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only reason youd need the JDK is if you are you know, developing ;P
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Exactly what I thought and that's why I asked. Thanks bro.
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Sdk needs the jdk to install, but you can possibly just grab the fastboot binary and use it that way without the whole sdk installed.
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[Q] Help with installing a recovery

I recently unlocked my VZW HTC One with the s-off exploit by beaups and fuses. I now have root and everything's working fine, except I can't seem to figure out how to install a recovery like TWRP. Any help with this would be appreciated(its prob me just being a retard).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051547
There you go. Installation instructions are in the thread.
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Scotty has a guide up on how to setup adb, root, flash custom recovery etc on phandroid. He lays everything out for you. If you use his guide be sure to throw a thanks his way.
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soulshot96 said:
I recently unlocked my VZW HTC One with the s-off exploit by beaups and fuses. I now have root and everything's working fine, except I can't seem to figure out how to install a recovery like TWRP. Any help with this would be appreciated(its prob me just being a retard).
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I suggest TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416431
Seeing as you probably have adb set up, download the image and place it in the platform-tools folder of your adb installation.
adb reboot-bootloader - This should kick you into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7vzw.img - This flashes the recovery.
Thanks for all the help guys. Got TWRP installed.
Rebel908 said:
I suggest TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416431
Seeing as you probably have adb set up, download the image and place it in the platform-tools folder of your adb installation.
adb reboot-bootloader - This should kick you into fastboot
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-m7vzw.img - This flashes the recovery.
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Can't seem to find the platform tools folder.. :/
TidusWulf said:
Can't seem to find the platform tools folder.. :/
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How recent is your adb installation? Should be in the root of that installation. Might just be tools?
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I have some weirdo installation that just threw everytihng into C:\Windows. I tihnk the files I have there (adb.exe,fastboot.exe, etc.) probably belong somewhere else
Yeah that's not good, you probably should re-install it
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I'm afraid installing the real Android SDK with ADB will **** with my windows registry and ADB will stop working D:
The SDK I currently have doesn't have an uninstall.exe, and isn't present in the Control panel, so It's kinda in limbo, but it works.

[Q] "Error: Device not found" in adb.

Hello friends,
I'm trying to install cyanogenmod and no matter what I do I consistently get the device not found error when I try to use "adb push cm-10.2.0-RC1-endeavoru.zip \sdcard\"
I know that in the cyanogenmod install guide it says it's probable that it's a driver issue. I've looked around for a good 2 hours trying to find what it might be, so I've tried reinstalling htc sync, I've tried uninstalling htc sync and using koush's universal adb driver, but nothing seems to work.
When using "adb devices" it doesn't give me the error, it just gives me "List of devices attached" which is empty. (I'm not sure if this is what it is supposed to do though)
Attached img of what I've been doing.
USB debugging is on. It's been automatically turned on whenever I connect it to my PC since I updated to 4.2.2 anyway.
I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
Aireon said:
Hello friends,
I'm trying to install cyanogenmod and no matter what I do I consistently get the device not found error when I try to use "adb push cm-10.2.0-RC1-endeavoru.zip \sdcard\"
I know that in the cyanogenmod install guide it says it's probable that it's a driver issue. I've looked around for a good 2 hours trying to find what it might be, so I've tried reinstalling htc sync, I've tried uninstalling htc sync and using koush's universal adb driver, but nothing seems to work.
When using "adb devices" it doesn't give me the error, it just gives me "List of devices attached" which is empty. (I'm not sure if this is what it is supposed to do though)
Attached img of what I've been doing.
USB debugging is on. It's been automatically turned on whenever I connect it to my PC since I updated to 4.2.2 anyway.
I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.
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mount the sdcard inside the recovery and copy the rom
Mr Hofs said:
mount the sdcard inside the recovery and copy the rom
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Sorry, I'm completely new to this. Do you mean normal recovery from bootloader or a custom recovery that I should of done but completely skipped due to my ignorance? (I also haven't unlocked bootloader so I'm assuming that's a misstep as well?)
Because all I get when I do the normal recovery is a picture of a phone with a red triangle and "!" combo.
Thanks
Yeah to install a custom rom it's mandatory to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery. And what i can tell from your post it that you really are a novice on things. Some tips ?
1: never start without a full battery
2: learn fastboot + commands
3: always make a stock rom nandroid backup before starting flashing !
Read up in this forum. Under the stickys there are some nifty guides. If you have questions after that just ask here.
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Yeah to install a custom rom it's mandatory to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery. And what i can tell from your post it that you really are a novice on things. Some tips ?
1: never start without a full battery
2: learn fastboot + commands
3: always make a stock rom nandroid backup before starting flashing !
Read up in this forum. Under the stickys there are some nifty guides. If you have questions after that just ask here.
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Thanks for the tips!
After a while of toiling to try and unlock the boot loader manually and getting stuck at the load error for Unlock_code.bin, I found Hasoon2000's tool, so he is my god for now.
My query that I have is, Do I need a custom recovery like ClockWorkMod to create a nandroid back up? Because all I get when I try to go into recovery from the bootloader is this (img attached, not mine because I don't have another camera in the house but luckily I managed to find one on google img.)
I can't find anything saying that I do need a custom recovery, but then again it's not working when I try without one, so I'm not too sure where to go from here.
Thanks again
Please read carefully what i write, i know exactly what to do !
You need a custom recovery !
Sorry to be back again so soon but I'm stuck again, haha.
When I try to flash cwm I get "error: cannot load 'recovery.img'". When I try to use Hasoon2000's tool kit to do it for me it doesn't work either as it just says device not found and in the second command window it says that it can't load it's .img file either.
The recovery.img is in the same location as fastboot. My phone is in Fastboot in bootloader.
I'm typing "r:\Android\adt\sdk\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img". Trying to auto complete recovery.img using tab does nothing (if that might indicate some sort of problem).
The only thing I can think of is that the MTP drivers never install properly but I read on this forum that it shouldn't affect fastboot.
If you are on windows you must select camera as usb option
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I mean windows 8
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robindebruin said:
If you are on windows you must select camera as usb option
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I mean windows 8
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Ah, I probably should of said it earlier, sorry. I'm using windows 7.
And did you install java jdk and driver
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robindebruin said:
And did you install java jdk and driver
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If javaj jdk is just normal java then yes. In programs and features it's called Java 7 Update 45?
Do you mean the phone drivers on my PC?
Edit: Noticed jdk was the dev kit. Downloaded and installed. Will try again.
Edit2: Still not working, same errors.
Jre is normal java jdk is the development kit
and yes that drivers
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robindebruin said:
Jre is normal java jdk is the development kit
and yes that drivers
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I just updated the phone drivers (without HTC sync) from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376761 to 4.2.0.001 from the 4.0 version I had that HTC sync had installed previously for some reason.
Shows up in fastboot devices now. Still doesn't show up in adb devices. Still getting the can't load recovery.img error.
Would it be worth it to try doing it on another computer?
Yes and plz post results
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Yes and plz post results
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Ok so I still couldn't do it manually on the other computer. Got the same errors as with the first. I tried flashing with Hasoon2000's tool again and noticed that it was trying to flash CWM.img while the recovery for it was actually called recovery.img. Renamed it to CWM.img and it flashed perfectly.
I assume it would of done the same on the original PC I tried it on.
No idea why it wouldn't work when I tried it manually, but yolo. Hasoon2000 is love. Hasoon2000 is life.
Holy hell Hasoon2000 has saved me again.
I flashed the kernal by accident and it got stuck in boot. So i just sideloaded the rom in H2K's tool and everything turned up Milhouse.
Yay congrats
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And if it says can not load recovery that means it's named differently or that it's not placed in the same dir of the fastboot files. A common error is that people hide filename extensions in windows. Then rename the recovery to recovery.img.img and then it won't be found by fastboot
Mr Hofs said:
And if it says can not load recovery that means it's named differently or that it's not placed in the same dir of the fastboot files. A common error is that people hide filename extensions in windows. Then rename the recovery to recovery.img.img and then it won't be found by fastboot
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Hmmm, I'm not sure what it would of been as a tried flashing recovery.img.img as well. But everything worked out well in the end .
Thank you both the help.
Glad to hear that it worked
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[Q] Htc One Soft Brick

Is there a way to flash a custom om once bricked in order to get out of it? i have twrp installed but i cant push tiktak with adb commands. Ive tied for the longest to no avail. Im rooted and have s-off so im not completely oblivious to this process. Is there a down;load mode similar to samsung devices where the rom doesnt have to be downloaded previously?
How exactly are you trying to push with adb?
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tylerlawhon said:
How exactly are you trying to push with adb?
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I cant load android so i try to push/side load tiktak while in clockwork and also in twrp but my device wasnt recognized.
I used the command
adb sideload tiktak.zip
im sure that the drivers are installed correctly as i ca use fast boot commands
eXperianceHD said:
I cant load android so i try to push/side load tiktak while in clockwork and also in twrp but my device wasnt recognized.
I used the command
adb sideload tiktak.zip
im sure that the drivers are installed correctly as i ca use fast boot commands
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What about fastboot?
If it sees the device in fastboot, try fastboot flash zip nameoffile.zip
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santod040 said:
What about fastboot?
If it sees the device in fastboot, try fastboot flash zip nameoffile.zip
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Ive tried that to no avail....maybe i didnt type the command properly?
eXperianceHD said:
Ive tried that to no avail....maybe i didnt type the command properly?
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Without more info I can't really suggest much of anything else.
Are the files in the fastboot adb working directory?
Are you running the commands from that directory?
What errors does adb give?
What error does fastboot give?
Terminal output...?
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Without more info I can't really suggest much of anything else.
Are the files in the fastboot adb working directory?
Are you running the commands from that directory?
What errors does adb give?
What error does fastboot give?
Terminal output...?
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i was able to use fastboot in order to install clockwork and eventually twrp so fastboot is working.
i do fastboot devices and i see my phone yet when i do adb devices it would not.
i cant even run the adb commands. I tried a quick push tool and it would recognize adb from the bootloader.
Thank you Santod
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Without more info I can't really suggest much of anything else.
Are the files in the fastboot adb working directory?
Are you running the commands from that directory?
What errors does adb give?
What error does fastboot give?
Terminal output...?
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I would like to say thank you
You have indirectly revived my device as your tiktak ROM revived my ONE. I'm currently using your unsensed ROM and I deeply admire your work sir. +1

[Q] Rooting Help!

Hey everybody, got my HTC one 2 weeks ago and just received the 4.4.2 kit kat update from verizon. I want to root now and i realize it was really stupid to update to it and should of stayed on jellybean. Anyways I'm a complete Noob at rooting and have never done it before but i honestly hate htc sense, it looks really ugly in my opinion. I realize the risks about rooting and voiding your warranty and bricking your phone but i never had warranty on my phone so I'm only worried about the bricking part, can someone please inform me on how to root a HTC One 4.4.2 on verizon? or link me to a site when there is a one click rooting method available( if there is none currently). sorry for knowing nothing but i could really use someones help!! thanks!
Think your screwed til a method comes out for 4.4. You might have to wait awhile but who knows.
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sorry about that I thought firewater was only for 4.3 but it works for kitkat also
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Maduro78 said:
Think your screwed til a method comes out for 4.4. You might have to wait awhile but who knows.
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sorry about that I thought firewater was only for 4.3 but it works for kitkat also
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your talking about temp root right?
nty123 said:
your talking about temp root right?
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You'll use the temp root method. It doesn't just give you temporary root though...it's just to the exploit can work. You'll be s-off and ready to roll.
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brholt6 said:
You'll use the temp root method. It doesn't just give you temporary root though...it's just to the exploit can work. You'll be s-off and ready to roll.
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thanks! this should work and I'm going to try it, but... how do i go about this temporary root using the two applications that i download from the firewater soff site?(I'm new to rooting androids)
The instructions are on the firewater site.
cmlusco said:
The instructions are on the firewater site.
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thanks for your reply but i have tried many times and i cant get any of the commands to work as stated in the instructions
nty123 said:
thanks for your reply but i have tried many times and i cant get any of the commands to work as stated in the instructions
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Do you have the working drivers? Is adb and fastboot working (if you aren't sure about these there are a few YouTube videos)? And are you in the right folder in your command prompt?
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What errors do you get ehen trying the commands?
cmlusco said:
What errors do you get ehen trying the commands?
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haha ok sorry never mind i must of entered one wrong but they are working now, what should i do once i gain s-off?
Also what makes the temp root method different from the other methods? do you lose root once you reboot or what? (sorry I'm new to all this) and i know that s-off does not mean your rooted but have all the restrictions gone, how can i achieve root from this or do i just execute "temp root" in terminal?
UPDATE: when i attempt to execute the first command"adb reboot" it just prompts me with "error:device offline" what does this mean??
Temp root just allows the s-off exploit to work. Once s-off you flash a recovery and then superuser to get full root.
Did you try rebooting the phone and the pc?
Temp root won't work because your boot loader can not be unlocked with the temp root method. It was patched in 4.4.2
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cmlusco said:
Temp root just allows the s-off exploit to work. Once s-off you flash a recovery and then superuser to get full root.
Did you try rebooting the phone and the pc?
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yeah rebooted both and still the same error(no devices found)
Make sure you go in settings and turn on usb debugging. Also go to power settings and uncheck fast boot.
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selayan said:
Make sure you go in settings and turn on usb debugging. Also go to power settings and uncheck fast boot.
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turns out i forgot to uncheck fast boot, did everything again and after "adb reboot" now it says "device offline"
On your pc go to C:\users\your_user_name\ and look for and rename a folder named .android (to something like .android.bak.) Then reboot your pc and phone and try again.
ugh this is so annoying, i finally got "adb reboot" to work and it successfully rebooted but when i tried executing the second command i got this message "./adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
cannot stat 'firewater': No such file or directory"
Is the firewater file in the same folder as adb.exe, and is the cmd prompt at the same directory? Its saying it cant find the firewater file on your pc.

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