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Hi ,
I have wildfire S which was bought from singapore. I am trying to unlock my bootloader through the HTCDEV website. I am in the step 1 and little confused as to which RUU to select. Please help.
Thanks
Try using HTC Asia
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shadowkay said:
Hi ,
I have wildfire S which was bought from singapore. I am trying to unlock my bootloader through the HTCDEV website. I am in the step 1 and little confused as to which RUU to select. Please help.
Thanks
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I have a Singapore or Hong Kong market A510e and had to update it to the European ROM before I could update the bootloader, but that was back in January. Hopefully the HTC Asia RUU will work for you.
iqtedar said:
Try using HTC Asia
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CafeKampuchia said:
I have a Singapore or Hong Kong market A510e and had to update it to the European ROM before I could update the bootloader, but that was back in January. Hopefully the HTC Asia RUU will work for you.
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Thanks guys will give it a try and let you know how it goes..!!!
singapore wildfire s is eroupe version so try the europe one
Guys,
It turns out that my Wildfire S is already S-Off !! Do i need to Unlock it still ? Or can i proceed with Rooting directly ?
Screeny:
Cheers,
Kavin
shadowkay said:
Guys,
It turns out that my Wildfire S is already S-Off !! Do i need to Unlock it still ? Or can i proceed with Rooting directly ?
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No need to unlock bootloader. Just go ahead and root it.
CafeKampuchia said:
No need to unlock bootloader. Just go ahead and root it.
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Cool! Thanks mate!! So can i use the HTC Supertool v3??
Yes, in fact I was going to recommend that. I came back to post and you had beat me to it!
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Yes, in fact I was going to recommend that. I came back to post and you had beat me to it!
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Haha! cool..will try it out and let ya know mate...! Thanks!
shadowkay said:
Haha! cool..will try it out and let ya know mate...! Thanks!
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Hey! I gave it a try. I successfully ran the HTC Supertool v3 and i got a message ROOTED blinking in different colors After restarting the mobile i just checked the titanium backup tool , but i got an error cannot find root and also i could not find the superuser app installed.
What could have gone wrong ?
Thanks!
may be you can try another way ,first recovery and then root，because you are not unlocked the bootloader you can not use the tools with the ADB command.
I also want to know the hboot and cid of your phone,may be your phone the cid is 11111111,this phone is hard to recovery and root.there is a recovery in attachment，you can have a try.if it is not work I have anyother way. recovery version is 5.028
Hi bro
Sorry to hijack a bit. I am holding on to a wildfire S from singapore too. I rooted my Viewpad 10s and SGS2 but not sure how to root wildfire S.
Can share with me some tutorial links?
There is tutorial on how to root yr wildfire s on YouTube. Type how to root wildfire s by mrtaco505.
Remember to hit thaanks :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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gq455402012 said:
may be you can try another way ,first recovery and then root，because you are not unlocked the bootloader you can not use the tools with the ADB command.
I also want to know the hboot and cid of your phone,may be your phone the cid is 11111111,this phone is hard to recovery and root.there is a recovery in attachment，you can have a try.if it is not work I have anyother way. recovery version is 5.028
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Hi,
Thanks for the input and apologies for the late reply . I was away all the while.
Tried the recovery suggested by you. It failed and below is the screenshot of the same:
Then went on to use the SD Tool App and found the details. Not sure what my CID is.
A recovery already exists for my phone:
Hope this info helps. Can't wait to hold a rooted WFS. Thanks in advance.
shadowkay said:
Hi,
Thanks for the input and apologies for the late reply . I was away all the while.
Tried the recovery suggested by you. It failed and below is the screenshot of the same:
Then went on to use the SD Tool App and found the details. Not sure what my CID is.
A recovery already exists for my phone:
Hope this info helps. Can't wait to hold a rooted WFS. Thanks in advance.
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Hey!!
Gave a try to this post :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195275
and magically it worked!
I am now ROOTED! On the TOP of the world now!!!
Thanks for all the help!!
how you already had the recovery？in attachment there is a root.zip you download，and put on the root of the sdcard，and phone boot to recovery，find install zip from sdcard，and then choose zip from sdcard，and find the root zip，and power button.
congratulations
On first boot they will say something like report to HTC. Do not report
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gq455402012 said:
how you already had the recovery？in attachment there is a root.zip you download，and put on the root of the sdcard，and phone boot to recovery，find install zip from sdcard，and then choose zip from sdcard，and find the root zip，and power button.
congratulations
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Not sure bro! It was S-Off and with recovery surprisingly by default! By the way bought it from an authorized HTC dealer with warranty!! Even i am puzzled !!! Anyways i am rooted now and also managed to install a custom ROM....everything looks fine!! Thats all matters
Thanks again for all the help ! \m/
chucky4 said:
Hi bro
Sorry to hijack a bit. I am holding on to a wildfire S from singapore too. I rooted my Viewpad 10s and SGS2 but not sure how to root wildfire S.
Can share with me some tutorial links?
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Have u got S-Off or have u unclocked your bootloader? can you give some details so that i can help?
Hi,
I've been trying to root my HOX using oneclick with no success, I keep getting a "permission denied" message. I've tried to find an answer on XDA and via google but couldn't find one.
All I want to do is root my device in order to restore apps data from my old Desire using Titanium Backup, I don't want to unlock the bootloader or flash a new recovery (I want to still be able to get OTA updates as JB is about to be release later this month).
Is there a way to do so ?
I also tried the method from XDA (HTC_QuickRoot_1.1.13_Release) but I get a message stating that my device is patched (my software version is 2.18.751.7 if thats help).
Thanks a lot guys !
Rotem_46 said:
Hi,
I've been trying to root my HOX using oneclick with no success, I keep getting a "permission denied" message. I've tried to find an answer on XDA and via google but couldn't find one.
All I want to do is root my device in order to restore apps data from my old Desire using Titanium Backup, I don't want to unlock the bootloader or flash a new recovery (I want to still be able to get OTA updates as JB is about to be release later this month).
Is there a way to do so ?
I also tried the method from XDA (HTC_QuickRoot_1.1.13_Release) but I get a message stating that my device is patched (my software version is 2.18.751.7 if thats help).
Thanks a lot guys !
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Those One Click Tools are going through HTCDev then unlock bootloader too, at least for HOX since we have no other method to gain permenant root.
You can still receving OTA from HTC if you stayed on stock ROM. However, you will need stock recovery and stock-like ROM(not altering too much likes uninstalling certains system app.. blah~ blah~ blah~) to properly flash the OTA.
I know that there is a way to root the HOX without unlocking the bootloader or flashing a different recovery, the problem I have is that my device seems to have some kind of a patch thats preventing the root exploit to work.
Are you saying I can't root my device unless I'll use HTCDev? Because I don't think its true...
I don't want to mess with custom ROMs right now as my phone is still under warranty and I would hate it to be void, I know I can go back (ie unroot and flash stock recovery) I just don't want to mess with it right now.
I use to do it with my good old Desire (flashed it like a 1000 times) and right now I want to use the stock ROM.
Does anyone has an idea of how I can get simple root permission?
You cannot root with a locked bootloader on the HOX. Simply not possible. But feel free to waste your time trying.
Your in the wrong forum, this is for the tegra3 one x. We can't root without unlocking via htcdev.
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I have the same phone. There is no recovery image that i can find. Does anyone one know what would be the most similar? I want to still get the OTA jellybean update!
http:// http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927206
I had to get the unlock from htcdev.
Michealtbh said:
You cannot root with a locked bootloader on the HOX. Simply not possible. But feel free to waste your time trying.
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Well I won't be waisting my time, If you're saying its not possible then I guess its not.
Do I have to use the HTCDev first to unlock it? I'm sure HTC keeps a list of devices that has been unlocked using their website. Then if one of them devices will be sent back for repairs they will say the warranty has been void....
Is it possible to unlock the bootloader and root the phone without using HTCDev, then lock it again and keep the root permissions?
bogfather said:
Your in the wrong forum, this is for the tegra3 one x. We can't root without unlocking via htcdev.
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Mine is the Tegra3 One X...I read that there is a oneclick tool to root any HTC and I tried it on mine, I get a message that the phone has been patched so the root process failed. Why does it matter if the its the Tegra3 CPU or Snapdragon S4 ? I mean root wise?
Thanks guys !
Rotem_46 said:
Well I won't be waisting my time, If you're saying its not possible then I guess its not.
Do I have to use the HTCDev first to unlock it? I'm sure HTC keeps a list of devices that has been unlocked using their website. Then if one of them devices will be sent back for repairs they will say the warranty has been void....
Is it possible to unlock the bootloader and root the phone without using HTCDev, then lock it again and keep the root permissions?
Mine is the Tegra3 One X...I read that there is a oneclick tool to root any HTC and I tried it on mine, I get a message that the phone has been patched so the root process failed. Why does it matter if the its the Tegra3 CPU or Snapdragon S4 ? I mean root wise?
Thanks guys !
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Currently you have to unlock bootloader to root. Easy through htc.dev
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Bigleg75 said:
Currently you have to unlock bootloader to root. Easy through htc.dev
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Look, I know I can use HTCDev but I don't want to do it through their site.
Is there a different method to unlock and root an HOX?
Thanks.
Rotem_46 said:
Look, I know I can use HTCDev but I don't want to do it through their site.
Is there a different method to unlock and root an HOX?
Thanks.
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NO!
do u dare to try dis LOL, it say nearlly can root all ics/Jb device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
So, I love my one x and always had my desire z rooted, used it for many things and always loved the freedom.
Now, for example I kinda miss the functions I do not have un rooted, but what are the advantaged of being NOT rooted?
For example: if you rooted can you later still unroot?
Also: if rooted, and gone back to stock..could you still receive OTA updates, or will they not receive?
Some explanation and hints would be very appticiated, regards .
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siemz said:
So, I love my one x and always had my desire z rooted, used it for many things and always loved the freedom.
Now, for example I kinda miss the functions I do not have un rooted, but what are the advantaged of being NOT rooted?
For example: if you rooted can you later still unroot?
Also: if rooted, and gone back to stock..could you still receive OTA updates, or will they not receive?
Some explanation and hints would be very appticiated, regards .
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there is no advantage of being non rooted the advantages comes only if you're rooted imo.
if you root then you can go back to stock and get OTAs too
Mh, sounds rather nice then, are there.any good tutorials out there how to install cwm and root then?
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siemz said:
Mh, sounds rather nice then, are there.any good tutorials out there how to install cwm and root then?
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i would suggest you to install OrdroidX...
Download the ROM and place it on your virtual SD card.
Relock your bootloader using the commend 'fastboot oem lock'.
Go into fastboot mode and type 'fastboot oem rebootRUU'.
Flash the new firmware using the commend 'fastboot flash zip firmware.zip'.
On first time running the commend you will see FAILED, don't panic and just run the commend again.
Reunlock your bootloader via HTCDev.
Flash custom recovery using the commend 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'.
Download boot.img and flash it using the commend ‘fastboot flash boot boot.img’.
Use the commend 'fastboot erase cache' to avoid boot issues.
Go into recovery and install the ROM.
Reboot your device and enjoy from JB!
Sorry, that wasn't really clear at all for me, I'm only used to s off, could you link me to a detailed guide?
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i'm same only S-off my desire. i'd like an easy step by step guide too to do my one X
ICO187 said:
i'm same only S-off my desire. i'd like an easy step by step guide too to do my one X
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siemz said:
Sorry, that wasn't really clear at all for me, I'm only used to s off, could you link me to a detailed guide?
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there's no S-OFF for the One X unfortunately
matt95 said:
i would suggest you to install OrdroidX...
Download the ROM and place it on your virtual SD card.
Relock your bootloader using the commend 'fastboot oem lock'.
Go into fastboot mode and type 'fastboot oem rebootRUU'.
Flash the new firmware using the commend 'fastboot flash zip firmware.zip'.
On first time running the commend you will see FAILED, don't panic and just run the commend again.
Reunlock your bootloader via HTCDev.
Flash custom recovery using the commend 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img'.
Download boot.img and flash it using the commend ‘fastboot flash boot boot.img’.
Use the commend 'fastboot erase cache' to avoid boot issues.
Go into recovery and install the ROM.
Reboot your device and enjoy from JB!
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Since my one x is still not rooted and unlocked do I have to do this first, or can I follow this guide at once? Where is the rooting part?
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Could someone link me to a guide?
Thanks
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Guids said:
Since my one x is still not rooted and unlocked do I have to do this first, or can I follow this guide at once? Where is the rooting part?
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proceed with this guide, then the rom will already have root
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siemz said:
Could someone link me to a guide?
Thanks
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look above, that's the guide
Man cannot live on bread alone. I love to root.
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If I do it with this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426
Will I be able to un-root it later?
need an answer fast, please
siemz said:
If I do it with this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426
Will I be able to un-root it later?
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That guide is for EVITA.
Does your bootloader day EVITA or ENDEAVORU?
This forum is for ENDEAVORU.
With ENDEAVORU, you can unroot and unlock, but bootloader will say relocked, not locked. There may be warranty implications to that.
BenPope said:
That guide is for EVITA.
Does your bootloader day EVITA or ENDEAVORU?
This forum is for ENDEAVORU.
With ENDEAVORU, you can unroot and unlock, but bootloader will say relocked, not locked. There may be warranty implications to that.
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Mh, is there any way to root without that?
Cause I basically do not want to install any custom roms or so, just want to get root again.
And thanks for noticing, my boot loader says :
Endeavoru
I want to gain root, but not flash any custom roms or so, and when the update (official) is available I would like to un-root and update to that.
And don't want any warranty issues .
siemz said:
I want to gain root, but not flash any custom roms or so, and when the update (official) is available I would like to un-root and update to that.
And don't want any warranty issues .
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Technically, if you just unlock and root, HTC would have a hard time proving you caused a problem and should honour the warranty.
In real life, a manufacturers warranty is barely worth the paper it's written on, it's barely legally binding.
However, that's why we have consumer protection laws in much of the world.
So it depends on where you bought it, and whether you can rely on consumer protection laws.
To unlock (so that you can root) go to htcdev.com, but it "may" invalidate the warranty. It cannot, however, affect your statutary rights.
BenPope said:
Technically, if you just unlock and root, HTC would have a hard time proving you caused a problem and should honour the warranty.
In real life, a manufacturers warranty is barely worth the paper it's written on, it's barely legally binding.
However, that's why we have consumer protection laws in much of the world.
So it depends on where you bought it, and whether you can rely on consumer protection laws.
To unlock (so that you can root) go to htcdev.com, but it "may" invalidate the warranty. It cannot, however, affect your statuary rights.
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It probably won't take long before the Jelly Bean update arrive, HTC is almost finished they said them self's, so is it really worth this one week?
siemz said:
It probably won't take long before the Jelly Bean update arrive, HTC is almost finished they said them self's, so is it really worth this one week?
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Jelly Bean doesn't give you root.
There are lots of reasons to want root (titanium backup, for one) and it's not just to install another ROM.
I was giving the answer (and other relevant information) to the question, not speculating on why the question was asked.
I haven't unlocked mine yet.
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Jelly Bean doesn't give you root.
There are lots of reasons to want root (titanium backup, for one) and it's not just to install another ROM.
I was giving the answer (and other relevant information) to the question, not speculating on why the question was asked.
I haven't unlocked mine yet.
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I know jelly bean doesn't give you root, but the update also brings a new boot loader, right?
siemz said:
I know jelly bean doesn't give you root, but the update also brings a new boot loader, right?
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Yes, so far we're up to 1.33.
But I don't get your point.
Is there a reason you want root, other than to be able to run apps that require root?
I updated to an HTC One from an iPhone and I was loving it completely until the KitKat upgrade came out. I absolutely hate the upgrade. I tried looking around but I couldn't find any guide for it. This is pretty much first experiences with Rooting for android.
So is it possible to take my Verizon HTC One M7 running 4.4.2 KitKat, HBOOT-1.56.000, S-ON to JellyBean 4.3?
If you need any other information, I will try my best to find it and provide it.
Thank you so much
ToxicGamer said:
I updated to an HTC One from an iPhone and I was loving it completely until the KitKat upgrade came out. I absolutely hate the upgrade. I tried looking around but I couldn't find any guide for it. This is pretty much first experiences with Rooting for android.
So is it possible to take my Verizon HTC One M7 running 4.4.2 KitKat, HBOOT-1.56.000, S-ON to JellyBean 4.3?
If you need any other information, I will try my best to find it and provide it.
Thank you so much
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Weaksauce, Firewater, decrypted RUU back to 4.3, easy as can be
aer0zer0 said:
Weaksauce, Firewater, decrypted RUU back to 4.3, easy as can be
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Can you please provide a link? Sorry, but I wouldn't have made a thread if I didn't know almost nothing about this and in all honesty I am a noob when it comes to android. Thanks
ToxicGamer said:
Can you please provide a link? Sorry, but I wouldn't have made a thread if I didn't know almost nothing about this and in all honesty I am a noob when it comes to android. Thanks
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Sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will SOFF your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are SOFF and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted RUU back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted RUU, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. then you are good to go
aer0zer0 said:
Sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will SOFF your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are SOFF and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted RUU back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted RUU, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. then you are good to go
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I did all this by how it said and i got an error while trying to install the cutom ROM and the one you said. It said Installation Aborted. Now when i Boot it up its on a Purple screen with black and white. please help
ToxicGamer said:
I did all this by how it said and i got an error while trying to install the cutom ROM and the one you said. It said Installation Aborted. Now when i Boot it up its on a Purple screen with black and white. please help
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So from your custom recovery, you flashed a rom, you did a full wipe beforehand correct? As long as you have an unlocked bootloader (says unlocked at top of bootloader screen), you shouldn't have any issues flashing a rom.
aer0zer0 said:
sure, here is weak sauce, follow the directions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2699091
once established, you can run firewater, which will soff your device
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ gonna need to follow all of the directions with both steps absolutly to the letter
then once you are soff and bootloader unlocked, sky is the limit. Andybones has a great 4.3 jb rom with everything already baked in, but if you want pure stock, you want to decrypted ruu back to 4.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319
goto the second post and download download the 2.10.605.1 decypted ruu, and follow the directions, santod040 is very thorough. Then you are good to go
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please help me! I get a pink and white screen on start up
I would try to go and flash the ruu again. Make sure you do a wipe beforehand.
Are you soff and boot loader unlocked?
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Are you soff and boot loader unlocked?
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I was unlocked but had son. now i'm s-on and locked...
Can you get to hboot?
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And do a recover?
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Can you get to hboot?
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And do a recover?
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I can't do a recover because it has clockwork and it won't let me install a new rom or restore it. so im completly locked out
Hmm, you may need a encrypted RUU of 4.4.2 or javacard SOFF AT this point
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So you have a custom recovery installed, but your s-on and locked? What recovery?
aer0zer0 said:
Hmm, you may need a encrypted RUU of 4.4.2 or javacard SOFF AT this point
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I got a new HTC One from my phone retailer. It's running 4.3 which is amazing but it constantly asks to update to 4.4.2 is there any way to root it without weaksauce? Weaksauce re-roots it after launch and doesn't have it permanently rooted and s-off'ed. I'm sorry but if you could direct me to a place to fully root it and then i can just use firewater to s-off it and then i can just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
to cancel the upgrade notification.
Thanks a lot for the help everyone
ToxicGamer said:
I got a new HTC One from my phone retailer. It's running 4.3 which is amazing but it constantly asks to update to 4.4.2 is there any way to root it without weaksauce? Weaksauce re-roots it after launch and doesn't have it permanently rooted and s-off'ed. I'm sorry but if you could direct me to a place to fully root it and then i can just use firewater to s-off it and then i can just do this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856632
to cancel the upgrade notification.
Thanks a lot for the help everyone
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if your running 4.3, your fine just run firewater and do what it says. Read the second part of the instructions, for temp root method. trust me its easy and it works
aer0zer0 said:
if your running 4.3, your fine just run firewater and do what it says
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But how would i give it a perm root?
ToxicGamer said:
But how would i give it a perm root?
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install a custom recovery. the recovery will provide the root. i like twrp2701 myself. but this will allow you to perm root your phone. Or, install a custom rom with root baked in. sense 6 is real nice
aer0zer0 said:
install a custom recovery. the recovery will provide the root. i like twrp2701 myself. but this will allow you to perm root your phone. Or, install a custom rom with root baked in. sense 6 is real nice
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I don't want to install anything custom, i just want to root so i can delete and stop updates and install ad blocker thats it
ToxicGamer said:
I don't want to install anything custom, i just want to root so i can delete and stop updates and install ad blocker thats it
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then i think you can just download it from playstore. once you are soff, the phone doesnt care what you do. look for chainfire superSU.
I've read Tmobile version can't get soff ? Anyone else try it?
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Not yet i tried weaksauce didn't work im going to wait out on unlocking and s-off for a little but awesome device so far!
epsix said:
I've read Tmobile version can't get soff ? Anyone else try it?
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Yes, I just did it using the below link.
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
Brotha Noompsey said:
Yes, I just did it using the below link.
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
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Did you use the htc dev unlock?
Devildog78965 said:
Not yet i tried weaksauce didn't work im going to wait out on unlocking and s-off for a little but awesome device so far!
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You need to unlock from htcdev first then use weaksauce.
Brotha Noompsey said:
Yes, I just did it using the below link.
http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/
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So it work for you right? Reason I ask cause maybe some users did it wrong.
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epsix said:
You need to unlock from htcdev first then use weaksauce.
So it work for you right? Reason I ask cause maybe some users did it wrong.
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Weak sauce is for temp root with out unlocking or flashing super su binaries. I didn't want to unlock and only s-off but now i'm unable to. You dont need htcdev for weak sauce but it only works on the Verizon m8.
epsix said:
You need to unlock from htcdev first then use weaksauce.
So it work for you right? Reason I ask cause maybe some users did it wrong.
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Correct. Here is exactly what I did in order. Unlocked the bootloader first via HTC Dev. Installed custom recovery and perm root via the HTC Toolkit. Then followed instructions on the Firewater link. Have S-Off, TWRP and Root now.
Brotha Noompsey said:
Correct. Here is exactly what I did in order. Unlocked the bootloader first via HTC Dev. Installed custom recovery and perm root via the HTC Toolkit. Then followed instructions on the Firewater link. Have S-Off, TWRP and Root now.
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Did you lose the preload apps from /data/preload ?
I want to get a backup of those before I HTC Dev unlock if possible. I'm looking at the libs in system to see if I can find another one that would work for weaksauce. (I.E. it is just renamed and has the same exports)
Brotha Noompsey said:
Correct. Here is exactly what I did in order. Unlocked the bootloader first via HTC Dev. Installed custom recovery and perm root via the HTC Toolkit. Then followed instructions on the Firewater link. Have S-Off, TWRP and Root now.
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which recovery did you install?
Fenny said:
Did you lose the preload apps from /data/preload ?
I want to get a backup of those before I HTC Dev unlock if possible. I'm looking at the libs in system to see if I can find another one that would work for weaksauce. (I.E. it is just renamed and has the same exports)
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This I can't confirm. What applications should be there? I will check.
Brotha Noompsey said:
This I can't confirm. What applications should be there? I will check.
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If it's empty you lost them. I don't know their names, because without root, I can't get a directory listing.
tell4ever said:
which recovery did you install?
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TWRP 2.7.0.2
Brotha Noompsey said:
Correct. Here is exactly what I did in order. Unlocked the bootloader first via HTC Dev. Installed custom recovery and perm root via the HTC Toolkit. Then followed instructions on the Firewater link. Have S-Off, TWRP and Root now.
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Good to know, anyone else have success getting soff?
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Can't find anything that has an export for: "CopyFileCtl" which means no weaksauce on this phone. It looks like HTC Dev Unlock works fine, and so does the firewater s-off but you can't do it without flashing a recovery yet.
Fenny said:
Can't find anything that has an export for: "CopyFileCtl" which means no weaksauce on this phone. It looks like HTC Dev Unlock works fine, and so does the firewater s-off but you can't do it without flashing a recovery yet.
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Hmmm.. @jcase any input?
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epsix said:
Good to know, anyone else have success getting soff?
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I can confirm S-Off on my T-Mobile HTC One M8 using the same method Brotha Noompsey used.
epsix said:
Good to know, anyone else have success getting soff?
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Im trying as soon as I get off work ,4 more hours :'(
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my M8 is s-off as well just got it from tmobile store.
lasphyxial said:
my M8 is s-off as well just got it from tmobile store.
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Can you confirm if /data/preload is empty after the htc unlock?
Barking up the wrong tree with the library. The same vulnerability exists (from what I have seen) but needs to be exploited in a different route than how the current version of weaksauce is doing it. I didn't build it for compatibility, i built it for easy of testing, as I do not have the device myself.
Dump system, upload it somewhere for me, no promises as I normally don't like to do roots for unlockable phones, but I am interested in finishing the exploit (the one I released is not "finished", as I didn't have the device when I wrote it, just the firmware).
Fenny said:
Can't find anything that has an export for: "CopyFileCtl" which means no weaksauce on this phone. It looks like HTC Dev Unlock works fine, and so does the firewater s-off but you can't do it without flashing a recovery yet.
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epsix said:
Hmmm.. @jcase any input?
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Fenny said:
Did you lose the preload apps from /data/preload ?
I want to get a backup of those before I HTC Dev unlock if possible. I'm looking at the libs in system to see if I can find another one that would work for weaksauce. (I.E. it is just renamed and has the same exports)
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