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Back to original HTC ONE X

Hey, XDA Members
i have a custom rom and root and other kernel
but i want to go back to everything normal
so everything stock.
can someone help me ?
and have i then my warrenty back.
and last question is there an ad blocker which out root permision
Thank u so mutch u help.
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I don't think you can go all the way back to stock.
You can load back the stock ROM but your bootloader will remain unlocked which puts you into the grey warranty area with HTC.
The development section has link to almost all stock ROMs. Check the stickies there.

so i lost all my warrenty but you can relock you bootlaoder so htc dont see it and have youre warrety back or ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690600

xxxelitexxx said:
so i lost all my warrenty but you can relock you bootlaoder so htc dont see it and have youre warrety back or ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690600
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Since you are using HTCDev they have you're information logged. There is noway to relock the bootloader, at least yet. That's what, I think, everyone is scrambling for S-OFF.
You are still covered for somewhat under warranty. From reading these forums it seems that HTC will make you pay for the motherboard during any warranty claims because they say their policies state that they "cannot send you back an unlocked phone". Even though a lot of devs here feel they could relock the phone using software, that is what HTC has been quoting people.
A quick anonymous call/email to HTC should remove the confusion for you.

Here's another thread. You can go back and relock the boot loader. But it will say "relocked" not the original "locked". Not sure what HTC thinks about that.

What is this fuss about inadvertent reversion to S-ON?

Has VZW or HTC ever issued an update or other means by which they have remotely flipped the switch back to S-On? Why is there so much concern about this posted in various threads? Am I missing something?

godhamba said:
Has VZW or HTC ever issued an update or other means by which they have remotely flipped the switch back to S-On? Why is there so much concern about this posted in various threads? Am I missing something?
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There are a few who are worried. But overall there is nothing to be afraid of.
Just whatever you do, DON'T take any OTAs!

godhamba said:
Has VZW or HTC ever issued an update or other means by which they have remotely flipped the switch back to S-On? Why is there so much concern about this posted in various threads? Am I missing something?
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Basically, it is technically possible to turn a phone S-ON with an OTA. I don't believe it has ever been done however.
Sent from my HTC One

GrayTheWolf said:
There are a few who are worried. But overall there is nothing to be afraid of.
Just whatever you do, DON'T take any OTAs!
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I was one of those worried. The only reason I had asked is because if I sent my phone in to get S-Off (which I'm pretty sure I will) and development never really takes off after that, I don't want to be stuck on 4.2.2 for the entirety of my time with this phone. I wanted to know if I COULD take that OTA at some point without bricking the phone. I was told if I changed the CID back to VZW__001, then I wouldnt brick if I did an OTA...

crazyg0od33 said:
I was one of those worried. The only reason I had asked is because if I sent my phone in to get S-Off (which I'm pretty sure I will) and development never really takes off after that, I don't want to be stuck on 4.2.2 for the entirety of my time with this phone. I wanted to know if I COULD take that OTA at some point without bricking the phone. I was told if I changed the CID back to VZW__001, then I wouldnt brick if I did an OTA...
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When 4.3 is released, a rooted version will be available within a day or two. There is literally no reason to take an OTA ever.
sent from my HTC one

m4rk0358 said:
When 4.3 is released, a rooted version will be available within a day or two. There is literally no reason to take an OTA ever.
sent from my HTC one
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That's what I figured. But better to know than not know
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

The fuss is if your phone is ever turned back to S-ON after having been S-OFF, there is a high chance that it will instantly brick itself if you have loaded unsigned firmware onto the device.

If I go S-OFF, proceed to unlock boot loader, install clockwork mid recovery and just debloat my phone or flash a ROM, I should fear bricking if S-ON is switched back on?
CNexus said:
The fuss is if your phone is ever turned back to S-ON after having been S-OFF, there is a high chance that it will instantly brick itself if you have loaded unsigned firmware onto the device.
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godhamba said:
If I go S-OFF, proceed to unlock boot loader, install clockwork mid recovery and just debloat my phone or flash a ROM, I should fear bricking if S-ON is switched back on?
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but no, no worries with a custom ROM and recovery. Only for unsigned firmware, something like a custom hboot for example.

peteschlabar said:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but no, no worries with a custom ROM and recovery. Only for unsigned firmware, something like a custom hboot for example.
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This is correct. If you flash an unsigned HBOOT and the flag goes S-ON somehow, the phone will refuse to boot because of the failed security check on the HBOOT. Besides that you're fine.

how to get the htc one m8 back to s-on

hi there,
i have searched along the internet a lot time ago and i cant find guide to: how to get back my htc one m8 from s-off to s-on.
if there is a such guide, i would be happy to use it

meido132 said:
hi there,
i have searched along the internet a lot time ago and i cant find guide to: how to get back my htc one m8 from s-off to s-on.
if there is a such guide, i would be happy to use it
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fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

exad said:
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
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that's it?
"writesecureflag 3" i need to write seprate or together?(write secure flag 3)

Nope as I wrote it.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

exad said:
Nope as I wrote it.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
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and what is gonna happen to the HTC? its gonna delete something(apps games etc)?

meido132 said:
and what is gonna happen to the HTC? its gonna delete something(apps games etc)?
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Nothing, all the command does is set the phone back to S-ON. You have to be 100% stock, and I mean 100%, otherwise it can possibly brick the phone

EddyOS said:
Nothing, all the command does is set the phone back to S-ON. You have to be 100% stock, and I mean 100%, otherwise it can possibly brick the phone
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what is 100% stock?
bootloader relock/lock
recovery stock
the original apps
?

meido132 said:
what is 100% stock?
bootloader relock/lock
recovery stock
the original apps
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Yep, everything as when you first got the phone - original everything

Also.. why are you going S-ON? Generally not recommended to do so

@EddyOS: I know, you must hate me, I keep asking you the same questions in different threads.
Why everything stock? Isn't it enough to revert those things protected by the security flag back to stock? (e.g. radio) One can have a custom ROM, recovery and unlocked bootloader staying S-ON, the phone is fine with that, so why should it be important to revert those things to stock?
Thanks.

it is not 100% stock, it throws a security flag on the m8. even running ruu afterwards will not remove it.

EddyOS said:
...it can possibly brick the phone
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Black Antitoon said:
@EddyOS: I know, you must hate me, I keep asking you the same questions in different threads.
Why everything stock? Isn't it enough to revert those things protected by the security flag back to stock? (e.g. radio) One can have a custom ROM, recovery and unlocked bootloader staying S-ON, the phone is fine with that, so why should it be important to revert those things to stock?
Thanks.
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Don't ask me why it's just a lot of people have managed to brick their phone cause they've had a custom HBOOT (to remove the red writing), forgot it and bricked the phone

@an0ther: I'm not sure I understand what you said. You mean that even if you reset everything to stock (including s-on and the "tampered" banner) HTC will still be able to read another internal "tampered" flag? Or what else?
@EddyOS: thanks, so you are basically saying I am correct, and reverting everything to stock is a precaution to make sure nothing (like the HBOOT) has been forgotten, right?

Black Antitoon said:
@an0ther: I'm not sure I understand what you said. You mean that even if you reset everything to stock (including s-on and the "tampered" banner) HTC will still be able to read another internal "tampered" flag? Or what else?
@EddyOS: thanks, so you are basically saying I am correct, and reverting everything to stock is a precaution to make sure nothing (like the HBOOT) has been forgotten, right?
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Yes. If you're certain it's stock then go ahead. Just remember you have been warned so on your head be it

Thank you again. I will say it's your fault when I forget my HBOOT and brick my phone.

SaHiLzZ said:
Also.. why are you going S-ON? Generally not recommended to do so
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because if i want to get OTA updates, i want that everything will be stock(recovery stock,s-on,unroot)

meido132 said:
because if i want to get OTA updates, i want that everything will be stock(recovery stock,s-on,unroot)
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You don't need to be S-ON to flash an OTA, just stock with everything else (I know cause I flashed the new OTA manually the other day and it worked fine )

EddyOS said:
You don't need to be S-ON to flash an OTA, just stock with everything else (I know cause I flashed the new OTA manually the other day and it worked fine )
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where i can find the ota updates to flash them in my htc one m8? and how i can find my ruu of HTC ONE M8?
there is a new ota that size 70 mb with some improvements and i want to flash it like you said

Black Antitoon said:
@an0ther: I'm not sure I understand what you said. You mean that even if you reset everything to stock (including s-on and the "tampered" banner) HTC will still be able to read another internal "tampered" flag? Or what else?
@EddyOS: thanks, so you are basically saying I am correct, and reverting everything to stock is a precaution to make sure nothing (like the HBOOT) has been forgotten, right?
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Yes, there is no way that HTC will not know that you have messed with the phone. You don't need s-on for ota updates, in fact, if you are s-off, you don't even need to lock your boot loader. Anyways, you can just dl ota updates just as easy.

At&t 1.58.502.1
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Yes. If you're certain it's stock then go ahead. Just remember you have been warned so on your head be it
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I have this version of software for AT&T, and I would like to know: If I remove tampered flag and reset to locked and S-ON and then restore using a SIGNED RUU EXE FILE for this software version, will I be ok (as in not get a security warning and look 100% stock)?

[Q] Back to stock from NuSense

Need to take my Verizon One M7 in for a replacement. Reception is killing me (keep dropping to 1X or weak 3G in outlying areas), calls drop more than they don't, and even getting mms generic errors. Tried multiple ROM's, multiple radios, stock recovery/ROM/reset, new SIM card...nothing works.
I did notice something though - when I first got this phone, they had trouble initializing the SIM in the store...thought nothing of it until I went to the corporate store for a replacement SIM and they couldn't get the replacement to activate from the phone...I am thinking I have bad hardware.
The guy was cool (he looked my stats up and was shocked at the dropped calls) but made a point to tell me it was likely behaving badly due to being rooted...would rather walk in with a plain vanilla phone and let them replace it or let me out of my extension and I will go back to my trusty ReZound, because this thing is useless as a phone as-is.
How do I get back to pure stock so I can take this in for a replacement?
ROM is NuSenseSIX-KitKat_m7vzw_RC7.4_071714
Radios from 4.10.605.3_NoBootImg_firmware
TWRP 2.7.08
Rooted (and hboot) using Firewater (have the red warning 'this is only for internal HTC use..." on the boot splash screen)

the_Damaged_one said:
Need to take my Verizon One M7 in for a replacement. Reception is killing me (keep dropping to 1X or weak 3G in outlying areas), calls drop more than they don't, and even getting mms generic errors. Tried multiple ROM's, multiple radios, stock recovery/ROM/reset, new SIM card...nothing works.
I did notice something though - when I first got this phone, they had trouble initializing the SIM in the store...thought nothing of it until I went to the corporate store for a replacement SIM and they couldn't get the replacement to activate from the phone...I am thinking I have bad hardware.
The guy was cool (he looked my stats up and was shocked at the dropped calls) but made a point to tell me it was likely behaving badly due to being rooted...would rather walk in with a plain vanilla phone and let them replace it or let me out of my extension and I will go back to my trusty ReZound, because this thing is useless as a phone as-is.
How do I get back to pure stock so I can take this in for a replacement?
ROM is NuSenseSIX-KitKat_m7vzw_RC7.4_071714
Radios from 4.10.605.3_NoBootImg_firmware
TWRP 2.7.08
Rooted (and hboot) using Firewater (have the red warning 'this is only for internal HTC use..." on the boot splash screen)
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fastboot ruu would be the easiest way.
once ruu is complete you can write secure flag back to s-on and it will be 100% stock.

synisterwolf said:
fastboot ruu would be the easiest way.
once ruu is complete you can write secure flag back to s-on and it will be 100% stock.
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Thanks synisterwolf...two questions:
1 - I assume one of these would be what I want for a full RUU (not 100% sure which one)?
(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319)
2.10.605.1 Decrypted RUU
2.10.605.1 Signed RUU
Odexed Full Rom (4.10.605.3 4.4.2 Sense 6.0)
2 - I found this guide...if I use the updated RUU, is the rest of this process still valid?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216

the_Damaged_one said:
Thanks synisterwolf...two questions:
1 - I assume one of these would be what I want for a full RUU (not 100% sure which one)?
(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319)
2.10.605.1 Decrypted RUU
2.10.605.1 Signed RUU
Odexed Full Rom (4.10.605.3 4.4.2 Sense 6.0)
2 - I found this guide...if I use the updated RUU, is the rest of this process still valid?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216
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guide is correct but use this link for RUU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765784
the one you posted is a rom that you flash in recovery and not a full RUU

Be sure to follow the "lock bootloader" instructions before you ruu. There is a command either done in adb with root or recovery flashable zip to get "locked" instead of "relocked". As you see above, it requires you to either be rooted our have custom recovery, so do it before ruu and s-on after ruu completes.
Side note: ruu will wipe the whole phone, so be sure to copy your pictures, music, etc to a PC before ruu.
Edit: I recommend the signed 2.x.x.x ruu as it is fully stock. The new one linked above is rooted, so you would have to unroot and all that after you ruu.
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Thanks guys...any chance one of you has a link to the signed fully stock RUU?
edit: (or is that the one I found above on santod's thread that says it's signed? I am guessing signed means fully stock, not rooted, etc?)

the_Damaged_one said:
Thanks guys...any chance one of you has a link to the signed fully stock RUU?
edit: (or is that the one I found above on santod's thread that says it's signed? I am guessing signed means fully stock, not rooted, etc?)
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Correct, the one from santods thread. Signed
means it has been signed and encrypted by HTC.
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Uzephi said:
Correct, the one from santods thread. Signed
means it has been signed and encrypted by HTC.
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Makes sense...never needed to use an encrypted one before on my DINC or ReZound, so I wasn't up to speed on the differences. Appreciate the guidance on this.
Will also give it a day on stock (keeping s-off) to see if it actually helps...though I suspect it won't.

the_Damaged_one said:
Makes sense...never needed to use an encrypted one before on my DINC or ReZound, so I wasn't up to speed on the differences. Appreciate the guidance on this.
Will also give it a day on stock (keeping s-off) to see if it actually helps...though I suspect it won't.
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You don't "need" to, but it is always the better option if it is available.
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Thanks for the help...
I did get the stock (signed, encrypted) RUU to load...had to back-rev my firmware using santod's post first, but otherwise all went as expected.
After a few updates OTA, I have been on the 4.4.2 for a couple of days - still cruddy signal at my house, so I plan ot s-on and head into the local corporate store to see what's next.
Will post on the other thread for the folks looking for the right RUU link.

Uzephi said:
You don't "need" to, but it is always the better option if it is available.
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Speaking of better option...want to make sure I avoid a "tampered" issue...
I left my One s-off after the RUU, and updated OTA to latest to see if that helped my issue (it did not).
To go s-on, am I ok to do it now, or do I need to flash back to an older RUU first? Not sure if Verizon built something into a newer update that may catch the flag change.

No. Verizon has no control on that deep of the inner workings of an HTC. Only way to trip a "Tampered" state is messing with the system partition, radio, etc without being s-off. Turning s-off to s-on with everything stock will not trip that flag.
Edit: in my experience with HTC bootloaders, (I have had an Inc, Rezound, DNA, and this m7) they all are different in certain ways. The Inc never had a "Tampered" tag, to my knowledge. The Rezound had "tampered" tripped when a custom recovery was flashed while s-on. We had a special way of utilizing "fastboot boot recovery" command to prevent the tampered from ever being tripped. I didn't have my DNA long enough to worry about "tampered". And to get bootloader unlock for this phone, it did s-off so tampered wasn't tripped for me.
So how are HTC bootloader different by device? When my Inc had to be rooted, it didn't have a "locked" or "unlocked" flag, only s-on/off. The Rezound had to be s-off if you wanted to flash everything of a Rom in recovery (or utilize HTC dumlock or "fastboot boot recovery" command from bootloader) otherwise after a Rom install, tampered would trip and the boot.img wouldn't be flashed and you would have to go to bootloader to flash the boot.img or do the workaround in parentheses... For the DNA and m7, you don't need s-off to flash boot.img in recovery. I do notice on stock bootloader (I have the faux hboot) it will check if radio, hboot, and recovery are stock or not and I think this is what s-on checks for when tripping tampered. (Before I flashed the faux hboot it showed everything green except recovery since I have TWRP and not stock)
For any inaccuracies you can correct me and I will fix. This is from my own experiences with these devices and how they work.
TL/DR: all HTC model bootloader are different, but one thing never changes, if you are completely stock s-off and run the command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" it will not trip tampered.
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Is it worth waiting for S-off?

IIRC on my m7 s off was required to be able to switch to stock GPE android. But I read somewhere google has no plans to make a play edition of the m9 so is it even worth waiting to do s-off on the m9 or just start flashing away with Roms?
Waiting because previously I didn't and wait and I remember it being a PITA to do s off if you were already rooted and flashed a rom

The s-off method will be sunshine.
It will cost $25 and will be simple... Your phone will need to be rooted I believe.
So... No. Dont wait for S-off... get your flash on.
S-off is really only needed if you wish to upgrade your firmware (recommended) without going back to stock and using the official RUU / OTA method.
After flashing custom roms, you should be able to s-off anytime when sunshine is released for the m9 without any major issues. The process should be no different on stock rooted or custom ROM.

Downloaded the sunshine app and it says the phone is compatible even though the site says up to 5.0.1 (I have 5.0.2). Seems like they got it... anyone used it yet?
Edit: nm. Found the thread that confirms s-off.

sunshine
Sunshine s off works smoothly and is so easy to use great app well worth $25

minyaen said:
Downloaded the sunshine app and it says the phone is compatible even though the site says up to 5.0.1 (I have 5.0.2). Seems like they got it... anyone used it yet?
Edit: nm. Found the thread that confirms s-off.
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I just used it on my AT&T M9 with 5.02 and worked without a problem!

I had my Developer Edition M9 for 2 week's never rooted it I jus waited for 's-off via Sunshine and Saturday morning I rooted it and got s-off . But I'm still stock rom as I haven't felt the need to flash any others.
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scoot0073 said:
I had my Developer Edition M9 for 2 week's never rooted it I jus waited for 's-off via Sunshine and Saturday morning I rooted it and got s-off . But I'm still stock rom as I haven't felt the need to flash any others.
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hi i installed twrp but now want to go back to stock. i havenr rooted i just want to go back to stock recovery and relock my bootloader for now. every time i try and fastboot the original recovery method it asks for s-off
how do i go back to stock recovery and s-off?
does sunshine allow us to turn s-off off and on and unroot?

mikey_sk said:
hi i installed twrp but now want to go back to stock. i havenr rooted i just want to go back to stock recovery and relock my bootloader for now. every time i try and fastboot the original recovery method it asks for s-off
how do i go back to stock recovery and s-off?
does sunshine allow us to turn s-off off and on and unroot?
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Are you trying to flash recovery from hboot ? if so do it from download mode.

gffmac said:
Are you trying to flash recovery from hboot ? if so do it from download mode.
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sorry im coming from a nexus where flashing using fastboot was easy as pie. i go into download mode and run the necessary fastboot scripts, i just get an error that s is ON etc and cannot flash the stock recovery.
hboot? am i missing something?

mikey_sk said:
sorry im coming from a nexus where flashing using fastboot was easy as pie. i go into download mode and run the necessary fastboot scripts, i just get an error that s is ON etc and cannot flash the stock recovery.
hboot? am i missing something?
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Are you still unlocked? It should let you flash the recovery with s-on 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' - while in download mode.

xxquicksh0txx said:
Are you still unlocked? It should let you flash the recovery with s-on 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img' - while in download mode.
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yes u are correct, i must have been using a non signed or corrupt image, downloaded the developer edition recovery and that worked fine.
first time with a HTC so havent really had to deal with this layer
i think i will wait and stick to stock and keep the warranty intact for now until development becomes more mature.
just saw the M9+ feel a tad ripped off. The mediatek processor PRETTY MUCH MIRRORS THE 810!!!!! qhd screen and fingerprint scanner to boot

I am using custom ROMS with unlocked bootloader and S-ON. So what is the benefit of S-OFF ??

mikey_sk said:
yes u are correct, i must have been using a non signed or corrupt image, downloaded the developer edition recovery and that worked fine.
first time with a HTC so havent really had to deal with this layer
i think i will wait and stick to stock and keep the warranty intact for now until development becomes more mature.
just saw the M9+ feel a tad ripped off. The mediatek processor PRETTY MUCH MIRRORS THE 810!!!!! qhd screen and fingerprint scanner to boot
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It's even changed coming from the M7/M8, they changed the way a few things work and it's thrown everyone through a little loop.
Your warranty will basically always be intact. They warn you that it *could* be voided when you unlock-- Which stays "voided" even if you go back to stock. HTC always seems to honor the warranty if it actually is due to a manufacturer defect.
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dream_fun said:
I am using custom ROMS with unlocked bootloader and S-ON. So what is the benefit of S-OFF ??
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You can get rid of that red text on boot-up that says it's for developmental purposes only.
You could make your device any version(carrier > WWE/Dev)
It's just a nice thing to have.

xxquicksh0txx said:
It's even changed coming from the M7/M8, they changed the way a few things work and it's thrown everyone through a little loop.
Your warranty will basically always be intact. They warn you that it *could* be voided when you unlock-- Which stays "voided" even if you go back to stock. HTC always seems to honor the warranty if it actually is due to a manufacturer defect.
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You can get rid of that red text on boot-up that says it's for developmental purposes only.
You could make your device any version(carrier > WWE/Dev)
It's just a nice thing to have.
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and this is my main question is all the WWE custom roms that are made are already compatible with us carriers versions of the m9 without us having to s-off and change firmware.
so whats the reason to soff and change firmware when all wwe custom roms are already compatible?

For example to be simply able writing into aboot LOCKED instead of RELOCKED.. or full transformation into another region ROM capable taking the intended OTAs.. and many other things, Bro!

jauhien said:
For example to be simply able writing into aboot LOCKED instead of RELOCKED.. or full transformation into another region ROM capable taking the intended OTAs.. and many other things, Bro!
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I came from a nexus 5 so dealing with these different ROM variants is new to me. I have an at&t m9 and do I need to s off and change my super cid before flashing one of these Roms? Also to be able to get another region ota will that change my radios? The reason why im asking is would I loose my LTE from at&t?
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cables2590 said:
I came from a nexus 5 so dealing with these different ROM variants is new to me. I have an at&t m9 and do I need to s off and change my super cid before flashing one of these Roms? Also to be able to get another region ota will that change my radios? The reason why im asking is would I loose my LTE from at&t?
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You can flash any rom simply by being unlocked with a custom recovery. Most of the GSM roms are compatible with every carrier. I know there were some data issues at first(Mainly not having the correct APN's), but they all should be worked out by now.
Should note: S-off is not needed to have a custom rom. It's only needed for those users who want a little *more*

xxquicksh0txx said:
You can flash any rom simply by being unlocked with a custom recovery. Most of the GSM roms are compatible with every carrier. I know there were some data issues at first(Mainly not having the correct APN's), but they all should be worked out by now.
Should note: S-off is not needed to have a custom rom. It's only needed for those users who want a little *more*
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So if I wanted to update the firmwares is as easy as replacing cid with 11111111 and can I update parts of the firmwares... I don't want to lose my at&t LTE
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mikey_sk said:
sorry im coming from a nexus where flashing using fastboot was easy as pie. i go into download mode and run the necessary fastboot scripts, i just get an error that s is ON etc and cannot flash the stock recovery.
hboot? am i missing something?
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I got the same message when using fastboot in the WHITE bootloader screen... you need to be in the BLACK download screen and then the fastboot recovery works fine.
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cables2590 said:
So if I wanted to update the firmwares is as easy as replacing cid with 11111111 and can I update parts of the firmwares... I don't want to lose my at&t LTE
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You won't lose your LTE, you will just lose their pre-installed apps and bootup-logos. Everything will work fine. SuperCID (11111111) to flash developer RUU is what you get with S-OFF, that plus custom pre-boot logo, and ability to return to true-stock without it saying "modified" or "re-locked".
Do you think anyone will ever make a free one down the road, or should I just pay the $25 now?