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How to remove all signs of rooting b4 sending for repair

I want to send my phone to htc because the microphone and torch have stoppped working!!!
How do I remove all signs of rooting b4 I send it off
Any help would be appreciated
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izriz said:
I want to send my phone to htc because the microphone and torch have stoppped working!!!
How do I remove all signs of rooting b4 I send it off
Any help would be appreciated
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Vision#Unrooting_and_Returning_to_Stock
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OriginalGabriel said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Vision#Unrooting_and_Returning_to_Stock
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Yeah, you're overthinking this one a bit. Just write a formal letter, letter explaining your a piece of *** and that you rooted your phone when you were a kid bc you didn't know any better but your daddy whooped your ass and taught you a lesson and you solemnly swear to never do it again. Just kidding. Write a letter explaining your phone was stolen and when you finally got it back you had found the phone was infected or something so they wont suspect you did anything and you'll be good to go.

My Z was rooted when I sent it back to repair the powerbutton. I got it back for free with the stock-ROM on it. I heard nothing about root and I did not have to pay a penny.

but htc has released the boot loader unlocking tool (root?) so doesn't that mean its okey for htc that we have custom roms running on these.

Whippler said:
but htc has released the boot loader unlocking tool (root?) so doesn't that mean its okey for htc that we have custom roms running on these.
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Yes and no. The thing is, with the unlock bootloader thing they made it so that if you get it they keep track of who you are (in order to properly void your warranty) so if you rooted in a different way to them it's just as "bad"

s-off updates

guys where are we to s-off?
we proceed?
There are currently a way or something to get s-off?

An s-off thread already exists on this forum.No need to make a new one.And "no" we do not have s-off yet.Please take any further questions to the s-off thread or the Q&A section.

Dear lord....I mean, no. Not at the moment and by the looks of it, not ever .

The problem is no real developer is looking into this....
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my hox is branded vadafone, my fear is that tomorrow will not release updates, so I have to change cid, and without s-off you can not.
jb official update is already out for a while but Vodafone still has not released anything.
if we do not change cid I see it hard for branded devices.

My phones CID is Optus001 which means I'll be on ICS for a while longer, ICS does not stop my phone doing what I want it to do. Relax a bit, it will come.

maxilick said:
My phones CID is Optus001 which means I'll be on ICS for a while longer, ICS does not stop my phone doing what I want it to do. Relax a bit, it will come.
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Relax is what im doing since I have the phone but we need to bang htc real hard if we want something that is ours and that is r release the jb update for all or give us s off its that simple
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mariusdroid said:
Relax is what im doing since I have the phone but we need to bang htc real hard if we want something that is ours and that is r release the jb update for all or give us s off its that simple
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Why would having a JB update and getting S-OFF be similar in any way?
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usaff22 said:
Why would having a JB update and getting S-OFF be similar in any way?
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Like that u can install any jb with super cid
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mariusdroid said:
Like that u can install any jb with super cid
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You don't need S-OFF. Just an unlocked bootloader.
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how to s-off your one x !!! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

usaff22 said:
You don't need S-OFF. Just an unlocked bootloader.
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I think he's on about wanting to use an unbranded ruu which has already had jb released, which is not possible without s-off as we can't change our cid.
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I believe an experienced developer needs to have a deep-look into S-off and then we might have some hope. But for now, we have to take use to this.

can i say something regarding XDA in general??? I am freaking pissed off with people now days not freaking going by the rules no more...
OP..Have you actually tried to bother to search firstly before opening this thread? No you have not.. Cause if you did you would know what is happening regarding s-off...So as regarding that we do not have it..Big deal..Learn on how to flash a custom rom without s-off. Also regarding JB..There are so many threads which discusses the whole situation regarding CIDS and so on..
So again why was there a need to open this thread. None at all..Just another pointless wasted thread and space and it is really starting to piss me off..
And to others here as well...You moan about this being another thread but you lot are just as bad as well by carrying on debating about stuff in this actual thread..Report the damn thing and move on...
I really miss the days back in the S2 forums were if there was a useless thread opened it was shut within an instant of it getting opened..Nowadays here at this forum you get nothing but bundles of useless threads and the attitude of a few members on this community has started to suck big style cause they freaking do not know the meaning of respect and they also do not know the meaning of freaking searching for something instead they expect to be spoonfed on how to freaking do **** on there smartphones...i really hope someone bricks there **** due to the stupidity of not doing the proper research...

XDA has changed. More mainstream. It's normal looking at how communities grow, develop and change.
I viewed XDA as a non member for 2 years before joining after getting an Android phone. Things have changed aplenty.

@Goku80
Why you don't apply for a job as a MOD? You would help us a lot! Really!
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nitrous² said:
@Goku80
Why you don't apply for a job as a MOD? You would help us a lot! Really!
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Exactly!! It'd be a "be the change you want to see in the world" type of thing.

i always miss the time when the applications are open....plus lately with work and stuff i do not have the time...i would love to be a mod but i feel i need to do more than what i am currently doing to be able to qualify for one...but trust me i feel with my experience i would not tolerate half of the things that are going around here

Misleading title.
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Ill say what i did last time ever since xmoo got s off all development has stopped he doesnt even post about it now and doesnt care too he wouldbtry daily.untill he got.his device s off but now he has it .... Well lets just say s off is a no hoper
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[Q] Does anyone understand Chinese here? This is about HTC ONE X

I need someone that speaks Chinese and has basic knowledge of Flashing roms, this is very important and might be a break-though for the HTC ONE X.
Please let me know by PM, thanks.
P.S. This might seem irrelevant, but it really is, and if there is success, what I am doing will donate greatly to the HTC ONE X society.

wow, whatsup man! :sly::sly:
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NickDunn said:
wow, whatsup man! :sly::sly:
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Working on finding how to S-OFF the livin hell of the HTC ONE X, and I need simple Chinese translation, Google translate is crap.
Do you know Chinese?

MosesTheTool said:
Working on finding how to S-OFF the livin hell of the HTC ONE X, and I need simple Chinese translation, Google translate is crap.
Do you know Chinese?
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Give a link or something

CrisisCorE said:
Give a link or something
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http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-1510124-1-1.html

The last post on that thread is over a year old. I don't think it holds any more information than we already know about s-off

Stefan0vic said:
The last post on that thread is over a year old. I don't think it holds any more information than we already know about s-off
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agreed

Don't get me wrong btw, it might have some information we have yet to come across..
sorry I can't be of any help, i don't know chinese :crying:

Can't get you wrong in any way, a year.....the time that true s-off for the masses is invented it will be (would have been) world news !
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says to downgrade hboot from 1.12 to 0.95 then s-off will resolve
but looka t the screenshots date one is of october one is of july how this can be possible man!

http://bbs.mumayi.com/thread-860082-1-1.html
wth is this ?

Stefan0vic said:
The last post on that thread is over a year old. I don't think it holds any more information than we already know about s-off
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This doesn't hold information about S-OFF, but a glitch or something that supposedly works.. I know for a fact that the Chinese can S-OFF, trying to find out how.
Mr Hofs said:
Can't get you wrong in any way, a year.....the time that true s-off for the masses is invented it will be (would have been) world news !
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Hey Mr Hofs, if you remember, I had an issue with a messed up HTC ONE X a while ago, that HTC ONE X was S-OFFed for sure. I found out that they use a "GoldCard" and "HOX Files" so S-OFF devices, but this method is what a guy that does S-OFF gave me, he doesn't really cooperate with me, just gave me the link. The physical "GoldCard" is very expensive, costs almost like a new HOX, but I do wonder if this method should work.
luciferps said:
says to downgrade hboot from 1.12 to 0.95 then s-off will resolve
but looka t the screenshots date one is of october one is of july how this can be possible man!
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It does seem weird
luciferps said:
http://bbs.mumayi.com/forum.php?mod...reltid=1510124&pre_thread_id=0&pre_pos=9&ext=
wth is this ?
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This is for the Galaxy S4 or something, and it mentions HTC ONE S too.. dunno
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My question is (to the Chinese understanders) what are the exact instructions, I edit the TXT file that they mention, but do they say that I can change the Main-Version to whatever I want, and the CID to whatever I want??? or something else?
P.S., if you look on the last reply page on that Thread, you can see it is quite active, i see posts from "3 hours ago" saying "thanks" and what not. But you need to reply in order to download the file so it's not really an indication of this method working. :-\

Good luck, this stuff has been looked into time and time again. I don't give a flying hoot about s-off, flash via pc and plenty of custom roms to pick from.
Sent from my mind, eyes and fingers.

maxilick said:
Good luck, this stuff has been looked into time and time again. I don't give a flying hoot about s-off, flash via pc and plenty of custom roms to pick from.
Sent from my mind, eyes and fingers.
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Well we do appreciate your contribution, it's good to know you don't give a "flying hoot", thank you kindly.
Some of us are stuck because there is no S-OFF, I have two devices that are pretty much screwed until I can do the S-OFF.

The first step is already an epic fail,, downgrade the hboot to 0.95.....Uhm no way without s-off.....
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@MosesTheTool
Firstly your very welcome.
Secondly can you elaborate how the two HOX's are screwed.

Mr Hofs said:
The first step is already an epic fail,, downgrade the hboot to 0.95.....Uhm no way without s-off.....
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Google translate messes it up, i think he didn't say to downgrade to 0.95, i think it's the last step or something. It really needs a good translation from someone who knows Chinese.
maxilick said:
@MosesTheTool
Firstly your very welcome.
Secondly can you elaborate how the two HOX's are screwed.
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Like I said, the two HOXs came with an Australian CID OPTUS001. And a Version-Main: 4.29, which does not exist in the OPTUS001 CID RUUs, which means I couldn't use RUU to get back to stock in order to update later to JB.
I went through it with Waseem on this forum and we found out that the phones were definately S-OFFed. God knows why the heck someone did this, but Chinese have an S-OFF technology.
I coule buy the Goldcard for S-OFF, but it costs like 400$... So I am trying to find a cheaper way in their forums.
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Well i dare to say that you can better spend your time on useful things. They are trying to find a way to s-off for at least over 18 months now. No succes what so ever. Chances are very ....very small ! But if you do you are the man
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Mr Hofs said:
Well i dare to say that you can better spend your time on useful things. They are trying to find a way to s-off for at least over 18 months now. No succes what so ever. Chances are very ....very small ! But if you do you are the man
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Yeah and I am sure people that are much more talented than me in development are working on it. But the Chinese have a way of hiding stuff from the world, and they might've done something that works.
I had an idea to buy the Javacard and then "rent" it to anyone who needs S-OFF. But I am not sure people will be interested
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MosesTheTool said:
Yeah and I am sure people that are much more talented than me in development are working on it. But the Chinese have a way of hiding stuff from the world, and they might've done something that works.
I had an idea to buy the Javacard and then "rent" it to anyone who needs S-OFF. But I am not sure people will be interested
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Just like the Russians, they can s-off too
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[Q] S-OFF Impossible

So can we safely say that S-OFF for the tegra HOX is impossible? Atleast not by shipping your phone so it can be done else where?

aromerblz said:
So can we safely say that S-OFF for the tegra HOX is impossible? Atleast not by shipping your phone so it can be done else where?
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In theory, it's not impossible.. I still have hope..

LuisDias said:
In theory, it's not impossible.. I still have hope..
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I've read a million and one threads about an S-OFF method for the masses but all seem to have hit a dead end. More over I don't see any new developments on this. But I do still have hope that one day it will be possible.

aromerblz said:
So can we safely say that S-OFF for the tegra HOX is impossible? Atleast not by shipping your phone so it can be done else where?
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You need a y cable, htc signed javacard and a clean s58 diag file
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FaiselW said:
You need a y cable, htc signed javacard and a clean s58 diag file
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Yeah we know what the required tools are. But how to get them..that's been the biggest issue ever since. If repairshops that are non- HTC can do them.. How they got the signed Java card and clean S58 diag file? A real mystery.. Maybe they found another way around it.

Please spend your time useful, after 2 years of efforts/testing/searching for s-off there is no s-off for the masses. It will stay that way........

Mr Hofs said:
Please spend your time useful, after 2 years of efforts/testing/searching for s-off there is no s-off for the masses. It will stay that way........
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Maybe to some people it's a waste of time but others still have hope.. and "It will stay that way........"

aromerblz said:
Maybe to some people it's a waste of time but others still have hope.. and "It will stay that way........"
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ow you are free to wait as long as you like, but for the masses it really isn't going to happen

Mr Hofs said:
ow you are free to wait as long as you like, but for the masses it really isn't going to happen
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Yeah that's what a plan to do.. :laugh:

How do I S-OFF my sprint m8 harman kardon edition? Firewater does not work.

I have followed firewaters steps over and over and over again. Every single time at the very end right after chugging... a huge paragraph appears and it says my phone is incompatible no ruuing flashing etc etc blah blah will work with my device...
I unlocked the bootloader with htc dev using the latest Toolkit, everything went smoothly. It shows Tampered Unlocked but with S-ON.
I am not used to htc phones. I have always had a samsung, So I am not used to S-OFFing? If thats a term? LoL
Anyone have any advice? Please?

I read somewhere to use a Sense based rom. I used renovate...but everytime I tried copying over firewater I would get a tombstone with an error. So I tried using firewater with Liquid smooths 6/29 nightly, and it would get to the chugging part then say my device is incompatible just like it did on renovate. Im lost and confused lol

Use sunshine to get s-off. The firewater devs released a new exploit called sunshine. It costs $25 to use it though. But it does work
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radixon said:
Use sunshine to get s-off. The firewater devs released a new exploit called sunshine. It costs $25 to use it though. But it does work
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Theres no other "free" alternative? I kinda just spent a crap load to get this phone yesterday...nearly $300...so I am broke at the moment

Not that I know of, sorry.
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radixon said:
Not that I know of, sorry.
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Damn...thanks for the help though, much appreciated.

UnXKnown0 said:
Damn...thanks for the help though, much appreciated.
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Sunshine is worth the money. i didnt use htc dev i kept my phone totaly stock until sunshine came along. im now unlocked and s-off thanks to sunshine with no tampered flag and no red warning text on boot, sunshine is reccomended! and the only way to go im afraid

Seems like you got the "Whelp" message in firewater. Then, it's no use trying again, it just won't work on your phone.
Sunshine is the only other s-off alternative. But I agree, it's totally worth the money.
Install a stock ROM (or as stock as possible to get all chances your side) and run the app. Worked flawlessly for me, easy as that.

UnXKnown0 said:
Theres no other "free" alternative? I kinda just spent a crap load to get this phone yesterday...nearly $300...so I am broke at the moment
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Considering I paid more than twice that I think you got a good deal! Stump up and don't be Stingy.

ashyx said:
Considering I paid more than twice that I think you got a good deal! Stump up and don't be Stingy.
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Hello I'm from Germany and would like to see the HTC m8 harman kardon sprint edition, bought from ebay. Question is can I use it in Germany? and how do I unlock it