I have owned an HTC Incredible and an HTC Rezound in the past, and I'm fairly certain they came with S-ON. (I have also owned about every Samsung phone in existence, its just my HTC expertise is limited).
Well, I didn't want the AT&T version of the HTC because I really like the Tegra3. So I got a Global Unlocked HTC One X. Great phone...but when I went to do the whole unlocking & rooting business I found this:
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Is this normal? Someone on reddit told me to post here asking, as I might get a better response.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: If anyone is wondering, the only thing I have done is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot CWM install, and then SuperSU flash via CWM. I'm still running stock ROM.
burningembers said:
I have owned an HTC Incredible and an HTC Rezound in the past, and I'm fairly certain they came with S-ON. (I have also owned about every Samsung phone in existence, its just my HTC expertise is limited).
Well, I didn't want the AT&T version of the HTC because I really like the Tegra3. So I got a Global Unlocked HTC One X. Great phone...but when I went to do the whole unlocking & rooting business I found this:
Is this normal? Someone on reddit told me to post here asking, as I might get a better response.
Thanks in advance.
Edit: If anyone is wondering, the only thing I have done is fastboot oem unlock, fastboot CWM install, and then SuperSU flash via CWM. I'm still running stock ROM.
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Why not join the 100+ page discussion of S-OFF at the top of the general section front page?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604300
BarryH_GEG said:
Why not join the 100+ page discussion of S-OFF at the top of the general section front page?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604300
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My bad. Will contact one of the dev's. Thanks!
What was it before unlocking? S-Off or S-on?
Did you unlock through HTCDev website?
omar302 said:
What was it before unlocking? S-Off or S-on?
Did you unlock through HTCDev website?
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S-Off before and after.
I unlocked through the HTC Dev site, yes.
I've pinged the dev's from the S-OFF thread.
burningembers said:
S-Off before and after.
I unlocked through the HTC Dev site, yes.
I've pinged the dev's from the S-OFF thread.
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AFTER??? Why did you do the HTCDev thing if it was S-OFF from the beginning?
Also, you MUST post here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642922
Traniz said:
AFTER??? Why did you do the HTCDev thing if it was S-OFF from the beginning?
Also, you MUST post here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642922
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Well before it was LOCKED and S-OFF. And I don't think I could have pushed a fastboot CWM in that locked state?
Now its Unlocked and S-OFF with a CWM recovery.
Yes you could've pushed it via an ZIP file using HBOOT so you've let HTC know for no reason
EDIT: You didn't go via HTCDev, you just ran 'fastboot oem unlock' and that was it? In which case HTC won't know and you're in a VERY good situation
Where did you buy your phone from? I got mine from Handtec and it's a S-ON
EddyOS said:
Yes you could've pushed it via an ZIP file using HBOOT so you've let HTC know for no reason
EDIT: You didn't go via HTCDev, you just ran 'fastboot oem unlock' and that was it? In which case HTC won't know and you're in a VERY good situation
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He did confirm that he unlocked via HTCDev in post#5.
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Good news for you guys having updated latest FOTA and lost unlocked bootloader. If downgrading did not work out for you, visit htcdev.com.
They released an official RUU for the latest firmware to be unlocked.
Also do wish me luck, bc latest FOTA bricked my device. Maybe I can revive it this way.
But nevertheless, no need to downgrade anymore.
To upgrade to 2.13.401.3 do i have to go back to stock recovery or does it work with cwm or goldcard ?
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with upgrading to 2.13.401.3.
This is just for telling people already having 2.13.401.3, that they now can unlock the bootloader with a HTCDEV RUU
Yes i know it, but i downloaded the ruu update.exe because i don't received the fota and i read somewhere on xda that we have to go back to stock recovery for update.
yes, that's right. but this is the wrong place for your question.
Sorry i just realise it now, i forgot you update via fota
yap..I just opened a website htcdev, there is no more 2.13.401.2
Mazer.one said:
Yes i know it, but i downloaded the ruu update.exe because i don't received the fota and i read somewhere on xda that we have to go back to stock recovery for update.
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read title from theq86 this is news about official RUU for the latest firmware to be unlocked, so theres no need to downgrade if you want to unlock bl (if you're on 2.13.401.3)
In addition: there is only hboot file in the RUU-update That means that our phones will be always unlockable after flashing every next ROM update from HTC. No more outdated RADIO.
rezo said:
In addition: there is only hboot file in the RUU-update That means that our phones will be always unlockable after flashing every next ROM update from HTC. No more outdated RADIO.
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sorry to disappoint you, but if a next update comes, this RUU will not work again because of the main software number
Is there a way to downgrade 2.17.531.1? I need do downgrade it in order to use the HTC ruu.
I'm s-on bootloader unlocked with.HBOOT 1.08.0099
Sent from my Bassas overclocked HTC Wildfire S.
theq86 said:
sorry to disappoint you, but if a next update comes, this RUU will not work again because of the main software number
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You are wrong. RUU checks software number by comparison to the number from misc partition which is r-w accessible after shell root. Here is tutorial to do that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301388.
asdot said:
read title from theq86 this is news about official RUU for the latest firmware to be unlocked, so theres no need to downgrade if you want to unlock bl (if you're on 2.13.401.3)
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I am s-on unlockl bl with 2.13.401.2 i just want upgrade to
2.13.401.3 and know how do it without fota.
Don't worry i'll find it, it's 4h am and i'm tired
Thanks
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
Mazer.one said:
I am s-on unlockl bl with 2.13.401.2 i just want upgrade to
2.13.401.3 and know how do it without fota.
Don't worry i'll find it, it's 4h am and i'm tired
Thanks
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
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I hope this link will help you http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Marvel
Huh, that's funny. If you listen to some people around here, HTC is a giant corporate gorilla that doesn't care about its peon customers or listen to them at all. They were never going to unlock the Wildfire S bootloader in the first place, and then after they did, they killed us with an RUU that relocks it just to torment us, and they were never going to solve that problem for us either.
Thanks HTC for listening to your customers... AGAIN!
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And thanks to theQ96 for this thread!!!
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I hope this link will help you http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Marvel
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thanks a lot!
Here is a light version of simonsimons34's utility.
The only feature is lock or relock the bootloader.
OS : Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7/8) only.
Works with Wildfire S (GSM or CDMA) with unlockable bootloader (1.08.0099 or 1.09.0099)
Should works with MTD based HTC devices with unlockable bootloader
Doesn't work with eMMC based HTC devices
This tool is useless if you're already S-OFF !
/!\ Bootloader unlocked ≠ S-OFF /!\
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Download link :
https://minus.com/mbaZCKgR0Q (v2.0a - 2.1MB)
Instructions :
Be sure the HBOOT of your device is unlockable.
Be sure the HTC drivers are already installed on your computer.
Turn on "USB debugging" on your device.
Unzip and launch simonsutility-light.bat !
Credits :
simonsimons34 for the initial tool !
theq86 for the bltool !
TacoRoot creators !
Changelog :
v2.0a (15/06/2012) :
initial release
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I will not be able to support/help users with this tool until the end of the month (exam period ).
sweet.
I updated my hboot, so now I'm locked but s-off. Will this work?
Sent from my HTC_A510c using Tapatalk 2
BigChillin said:
I updated my hboot, so now I'm locked but s-off. Will this work?
Sent from my HTC_A510c using Tapatalk 2
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If your s-off, it doesn't matter if it says locked as all security is open, you can flash roms radios and recovery, even if it says locked in bootloader.
Mine says locked in hboot but I can do whatever I want cause I have s-off.
hey guys i wanted to mention i do have emmc support now. For newer devices its honestly going to be way easier to just get soff as the partiton with unlock is the same as soff, and its relatively inaccessable.
intel007 said:
If your s-off, it doesn't matter if it says locked as all security is open, you can flash roms radios and recovery, even if it says locked in bootloader.
Mine says locked in hboot but I can do whatever I want cause I have s-off.
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I know that. But fastboot commands get disabled. Flashing a recovery can be easier that way.
Sent from my HTC_A510c using Tapatalk 2
Which bootloaders (HBOOTs) are unlockable?
edit: NVM. I haven't read the text above the image. Just instructions
pihug12 said:
Works with Wildfire S (GSM or CDMA) with unlockable bootloader (1.08.0099 or 1.09.0099)
Should works with MTD based HTC devices with unlockable bootloader
Doesn't work with eMMC based HTC devices
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Bootloaders 1.09.0000 and 1.10.0001 are also unlockable. They are for Marvelc.
1.09.0000 is the HTCDev bootloader for Marvelc. 1.10.0001 is the bootloader that comes in the most recent Marvelc FOTA update.
Can someone send me this file download link does not work
kefi999 said:
Can someone send me this file download link does not work
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Please do not bump up 3 year old threads. This will cause more confusion for others
Hi,
I want to root my device, but I'm a little bit afraid of the "relocked"-problem. Also I need to flash the boot.img manually.
So my question is, if I unlock now and someone figures out, how to s-off, do I still have to flash the boot.img manually with s-off after unlock via htcdev? And does s-off includes the possibility of full-relocking the bootloader and if yes, is this possibility also given, when I would s-off after htcdev?
Thanks,
me113
Just unlock now . It's most probably that HTC One X / X+ won't get S-Off ... It's been discussed for more than half a year and no one's figured it out or should we say unable to S-Off ...
chaun1308 said:
Just unlock now . It's most probably that HTC One X / X+ won't get S-Off ... It's been discussed for more than half a year and no one's figured it out or should we say unable to S-Off ...
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Will I have any disadvantages, if s-off is possible after all and I already unlocked?
me113 said:
Will I have any disadvantages, if s-off is possible after all and I already unlocked?
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You can still do S-Off after you've unlocked . No disadvantages , only advantages .
Thanks for your advice. But I've read in a thread about a HTC Flyer-Rom:
if you used HTC Unlock and S-OFF'd using that, you ALWAYS need to flash new boot.img manually
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I'm a little bit confused now. I thought s-off from stock and s-off after htcdev is the same. So I have to flash the boot.img forever manually, if I unlocked via htcdev?!
me113 said:
Thanks for your advice. But I've read in a thread about a HTC Flyer-Rom:
I'm a little bit confused now. I thought s-off from stock and s-off after htcdev is the same. So I have to flash the boot.img forever manually, if I unlocked via htcdev?!
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Let's clear something up about this, s-off is still impossible for the time being ! Unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone back to factory state but you do NOT have to flash a new boot.img, it works as normal after unlocking the bootloader !
If you flash a custom rom you have to flash the boot.img from that rom with a tool or manually with fastboot commands because we don't have S-OFF !
Mr Hofs said:
Let's clear something up about this, s-off is still impossible for the time being ! Unlocking the bootloader wipes the phone back to factory state but you do NOT have to flash a new boot.img, it works as normal after unlocking the bootloader !
If you flash a custom rom you have to flash the boot.img from that rom with a tool or manually with fastboot commands because we don't have S-OFF !
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Yeah, but if someone achieves S-OFF, I don't have to flash it manually any longer?
That's right ! But don't get your hopes up on that, people are trying it already for over 6 months .... my guess it's not going to happen, and i don't mind either because now the phone is almost unbrickable ! And flashing the boot.img manually takes like 20 seconds .....
Ok, great. Thanks for your answer!
Will unlock now. :victory:
Merry Xmas
me113
Day 76; the humans are slowly giving up the dream of s-off.
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nitrous² said:
Day 76; the humans are slowly giving up the dream of s-off.
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LOL !
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Device Info:
HTC One M8
Hboot 3.18
4.4.3 deodexed
Bootloader Unlocked + Rooted
Request: S-OFF
Please I need Help..
Unfortunately firewater isn't compatible with your device. Only sunshine will work.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
bumet3eb said:
Hboot 3.18
4.4.3 deodexed
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Its the HBoot and FW you have. As I'm remembering firewater doesn't work with this version jet.
Sadly your only option is sunshine. If I remember correctly sunshine was created by the same devs as firewater so don't count on an updated firewater to fix this for you. Also sunshine costs 25 dollars, just a little fyi. Good luck with S-OFF!
Horrible.Naruko59 said:
Sadly your only option is sunshine. If I remember correctly sunshine was created by the same devs as firewater so don't count on an updated firewater to fix this for you. Also sunshine costs 25 dollars, just a little fyi. Good luck with S-OFF!
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Many Thanks
So this thread implies that Sunshine is proven to work on a phone with 3.18 hboot and obviously taken an OTA? I'd heard somewhere that wasn't confirmed yet.
Sent from my M8
djmatt604 said:
So this thread implies that Sunshine is proven to work on a phone with 3.18 hboot and obviously taken an OTA? I'd heard somewhere that wasn't confirmed yet.
Sent from my M8
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It doesn't imply. But as it check if it's really gonna work and firewater definitely doesn't it's the best try you got.
By the way. You just have to pay if it is gonna work and all checks the tool runs are positive.
Hit "Thanks"if I was of any help.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
ricky6449 said:
How to fix pie error while using firewater
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Firewater won't work. It requires an online server component, that was taken offline 4 years ago.
If you want s-off, you need to pay for sunshine.
But s-off is only needed for limited things (changing CID/MID, manually flashing hboot, radio, etc.). S-off is not needed to root or flash custom ROMs.
Make sure you actually need s-off, before you waste too much time trying to s-off!
ricky6449 said:
I need s-off to flash a Indian firmware in htc m8.
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Are you trying to get LTE? Just flashing firmware, may not accomplish that. Again, just trying to make sure you don't spend money on sunshine s-off, for no good reason.
Also, you should tread carefully, as flashing the wrong firmware to certain M8 versions can brick the phone.
If you want us to take a closer look, do fastboot getvar all, and post the results (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
Also, tell us which 3G and LTE bands your local carrier uses.
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Help you to unlock the Bootloader first so that you could root and flash any custom recovery.
Make it safe and simple.
Possible to re-lock it.
Have it done in an official way.
Support as many HTC devices as possible.
Automatically retrieve unlock code and eveything.
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Guide
1Enable USB Debugging
Connect smartphone to PC
Click "Unlock"
Enjoy!
Download OneClick Bootloader Unlocker
Thanks to KingoApp
This works?
Yes, it should work on most htc devices
unlock bootloader in three htc sensation- one htc desire x and htc one m7, without the htc dev
very cool tool :good::good:
gabryoryn said:
Yes, it should work on most htc devices
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does it work on mac?
saketh91 said:
does it work on mac?
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Only Windows for now
Hi, just wondering, will this work on HTC One M7 (International Version) with Sense 6.0 and everything updated to the latest software?
FactionJ said:
Hi, just wondering, will this work on HTC One M7 (International Version) with Sense 6.0 and everything updated to the latest software?
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People say it works, I, however had no luck. It kept on fecthing the bin to unlock (last step) for at least an hour when I eventually gave up and htcdev unlocked the bootloader in under 5 minutes.
zgomot said:
People say it works, I, however had no luck. It kept on fecthing the bin to unlock (last step) for at least an hour when I eventually gave up and htcdev unlocked the bootloader in under 5 minutes.
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May I know how you rooted your HTC One M7 on Sense 6.0? I heard that the Sense 6.0 update had some increased security such that no rooting software works? Haven't had much luck finding how to root it; would appreciate it if you could provide some links!
oops. please delete.
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FactionJ said:
May I know how you rooted your HTC One M7 on Sense 6.0? I heard that the Sense 6.0 update had some increased security such that no rooting software works? Haven't had much luck finding how to root it; would appreciate it if you could provide some links!
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Well I rooted it on 4.4.3, but I doubt you'll have issues. try it.
I can not download, please fill in the MEGA.
thiefmaster704 said:
I can not download, please fill in the MEGA.
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Here you are https://mega.co.nz/#!R41SgJhC!yPu9SBEqcgUsnhWdTVa0NPzD8dRKNxrewnwj8ozlz9M
and here http://download.cnet.com/Kingo-HTC-Bootloader-Unlock/3000-20432_4-76047097.html
So I take it this will wipe phone or break apps the same as HTC dev unlock just for those that don't know? Is this just a handy tool for those not knowing how to use HTC dev unlock?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
I used this app and it's very useful. It's making the same thing like HTC dev unlock, it wipes the phone but you don't have to do anything but press a button. Thanks for this very useful application.