Is there a way to unlock a ONE X bootloader without using HTCDev if you have s-off? I can flash to any partition in recovery, but when I try to flash using fastboot it returns an error. I tried the command fastboot oem unlock but that returns an error as well. Any help would be appreciated.
Not yet no, check the around the check here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604300
Theres a few others but that is the thread you are gonna find when S-OFF is available from, lots of work is going into it but to no avail so far.
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ever since doing the ota and fota my phone was upgraded to 2.3.5 and the most recent radio version. However, I have had connection issues ever since.
My question is. I have downloaded RUU_Marvel_HTC_Europe_1.33.401.2_Radio_47.10.35.3029H_7.46.35.08_release_185724_signed.exe, located its temp files and found ROM.zip, inside which is the image file for the radio version which i found flawless. Can I thru fastboot flash radio.img and restore the phone back to an older radio version?
I tried to install the ROM.zip by following a guide to the letter, but hboot said it was incorrect file.
My phone is current s-on but unlocked thru htcdev, CWM recovery is installed, and has been rooted and is working.
thanks
I don't think you can flash the radio with s-on.
i had a suspicion that would be the case, so I've ordered an xtc clip
nckgarvey said:
i had a suspicion that would be the case, so I've ordered an xtc clip
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too early, mate. you could have downgrade your device to 1.33.401.2 and then install the new hboot from htcdev again (the latest version does not include a new radio anymore) and re unlock your bootloader.
theq86 said:
too early, mate. you could have downgrade your device to 1.33.401.2 and then install the new hboot from htcdev again (the latest version does not include a new radio anymore) and re unlock your bootloader.
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does this mean even if i s-off with xtc clip i can't downgrade
no, the clip will give you absolute freedom.
but if you only wanted to achieve the old radio there would have been a way to do so without the clip.
theq86 said:
no, the clip will give you absolute freedom.
but if you only wanted to achieve the old radio there would have been a way to do so without the clip.
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thew, thats good to know, can anyone point me in the direction of a tutorial in how to do what i want, whilst i wait for the arrival of the clip.
Thanks given to you all
Follow that tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445867
then you will be able to flash the official 1.33.401.2 RUU. (but you first have to lock the bootloader again with fastboot oem lock)
in 1.33.401.2 there is hboot 1.03.0000, the hboot will bypassing installation because it can not be downgraded. That means if your device was unlocked before, you can unlock it again.
theq86 said:
Follow that tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445867
then you will be able to flash the official 1.33.401.2 RUU. (but you first have to lock the bootloader again with fastboot oem lock)
in 1.33.401.2 there is hboot 1.03.0000, the hboot will bypassing installation because it can not be downgraded. That means if your device was unlocked before, you can unlock it again.
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So let me see if I got this right.
Relock boot loader using fast boot OEM lock
Follow changing version guide
Flash the from that I want
And then unlock again if I want root
exactly
booted phone into fastboot
entered fastboot oem lock - phone now relocked
start following guide for error 190 fix.
got to:
./data/local/tmp/zergRush
*zergRush will kill adb, start it again with*
but it didn't kill adb $ sign still remained, so moved onto next step
cat /dev/mtd/mtd0 > /sdcard/misc.img
and i get permission denied.
where am i going wrong
Problem solved, followed error 190 guide, skipped the parts regarding zergrush, completed flash in #prompt.
rebooted phone, let hboot do its work, then got a menu asking me what i wanted to update, or in my case would have been a downgrade.
Thanks given to theq86
Hi there,
I have a One X with S-OFF, which says ***LOCKED*** in fastboot. When I try to flash a recovery or a boot.img via fastboot command line, I get an error saying FAILED:remote not allowed. I presume this is caused by the bootloader being locked. But then, since I have S-OFF, i should be able to simply unlock and re-lock without too much hassle by using fastboot oem unlock. However, this doesn't seem to work, I get the following error:
C:\Flashing>fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) [ERR] Command error !!!
OKAY [ 0.017s]
finished. total time: 0.018s
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It's really locked, because when I try fastboot oem lock it says "device was already locked!"
Does anyone have an idea what is causing this, and why I can't simply unlock the bootloader?
Thanks in advance!
You need, however, unlock your bootloader with htc dev..
Why would I need to do that? That's the whole use of my S-OFF without HTCDev: so that HTC doesn't know I have it.
I always see HOX with s-off but locked, and for rooting this you have to unlock your bootloader with htcdev..
I don't know why, but htc don't know that you have s-off if you will unlock your bootloader...
Sounds weird indeed. Unlocking of the bootloader should really not be necessary when having a S-OFF phone.
Could you post a picture of your phone in HBOOT screen?
Guich said:
I don't know why, but htc don't know that you have s-off if you will unlock your bootloader...
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HTC don't know you have unlocked because when you relock the bootloader. It will change back to locked instead of relocked
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I am s off and I had to unlock my bootloader via htcdev before I could do anything.
Next time I lock it again I will check to see if it says re locked or locked. Never noticed.
If your concerned about it i will go through the locking and unlocking again to check when I get 5.
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Ok so i ran fastboot oem lock on my htcdev unlocked bootloader on my s off one x and it now says relocked.
So unless there is some other command I can run to make it say locked only then it is apparent to anyone that looks that its been re locked just like an s on device.
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For Lock and not Relock our device, we need a patch in the partition when there are the line for the write.
In a qualcomm device is simple and dev made s-off and relock with "lock" line.
In our Tegra 3 device is "impossible" at the moment, and nobody, that i know, can make s-off for all...
Nvidia suc*...
Guich said:
For Lock and not Relock our device, we need a patch in the partition when there are the line for the write.
In a qualcomm device is simple and dev made s-off and relock with "lock" line.
In our Tegra 3 device is "impossible" at the moment, and nobody, that i know, can make s-off for all...
Nvidia suc*...
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So no way to lock fully even with an s off device?
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herbie13 said:
So no way to lock fully even with an s off device?
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On our HOX, no.
In One XL i think is possible...
there is definitely a way because I have an s-off with super cid , refurbished.bought it here in China, and to tell you the truth us guys would never know till the underground Chinese shops leak it. they even have a way to s-off and lock!. not talking about relock...but I guess we would never know
I am trying to root my m9. I went through the steps on HTCDev.com - there is no FASTBOOT option in bootloader (download mode). Went into Settings>Power and there is no option for FASTBOOT in there either. Then went into Developer Options to enable OEM UNLOCKING - NO OPTION........ Supposedly I need to enable OEM UNLOCKING to get the FASTBOOT option in Bootloader so the I can get my Identifier token. How can I enable OEM UNLOCKING?
Verizon blocks all those methods. The only way to do it is with a java card or xtc clip to get s-off and then unlock.
Thank you, I ordered one today. hopefully this works
If i remember correctly there is another thread where the xtc2clip was used but it caused issues due to the routine the poster used. It would be worth hunting that thread down before you start.
You wont brick the phone but you can get it stuck at a certain point..
Beamed in by telepathy.
I was able to get the Bootloader unlocked using SUNSHINE. Worked great.
Hello,
I recently got my hands on a one m9 and noticed that it came s-off in box. I have done the super-cid process but I'm wondering what is the best way to achieve TWRP and subsequently root. I cannot unlock the bootloader using htcdev because it's the verizon variety and has the oem unlocking option removed(ver. 3.37.605.15).
(fastboot oem get_identifier_token gives: )
Code:
INFO[KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
INFO[KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock
INFO[KillSwitch] oem unlock Turn Off!
OKAY
From my understanding, this means I can only flash another ruu and it would have to be one that will gives me oem unlocking and from there I could unlock the bootloader with htcdev and flash twrp, supersu, etc.
Is this correct? Or is there another way to go about this?
What ruu should I use? Can it be from any carrier?
Thanks in advance.
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I managed to flash TWRP via fastboot and unlocked the bootloader using info in this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...lock-bootloader-htcdevs-t3092036/post69028485, I used the terminal in TWRP for root.
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I managed to "Relock" my Unlocked bootloader of HTC One e9 (please don't ask why ) The phone is S-OFF, rooted with fully working TWRP recovery. How can I unlock the phone again.
I've tried the following with no success :
- command "fastboot oem unlock"
-to flash the Unlock.bin again
-the method from this topic https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
Do you have any other ideas?
Thank you!
hmm... What about trying to unlock it in the RUU?
I just relocked my phone then unlocked it again with the same Unlock_code.bin and the same instructions from htcdev unlock instruction page 4 in download mode. So yeah, it works.
My phone is S-ON though, but I doubt that it matters.