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[Q] S-OFF and Bootloader Unlocked

I have the Marvelc with Virgin Mobile US and I originally unlocked the bootloader using HTCDEV.com, however I later found the Goldcard S-OFF method.
Is there a way to relock it and regain my warranty? Will an unlocked bootloader and S-OFF cause any issues?
The HBOOT screen presently says:
***Unlocked***
MARVELC EVT1 SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT - 1.09.0000
MICROP - 0354
RADIO - 0.94.000824
Dec 21 2011, 12:14:03

kalaker said:
I have the Marvelc with Virgin Mobile US and I originally unlocked the bootloader using HTCDEV.com, however I later found the Goldcard S-OFF method.
Is there a way to relock it and regain my warranty? Will an unlocked bootloader and S-OFF cause any issues?
The HBOOT screen presently says:
***Unlocked***
MARVELC EVT1 SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT - 1.09.0000
MICROP - 0354
RADIO - 0.94.000824
Dec 21 2011, 12:14:03
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Yes you can relock it to ***LOCKED (OOW)**** which shows you that you have warranty. You should visit this thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530864 and remember to thank theq86 for the nice tutorial and exploit
S-OFF, from what I know doesn't harm much unless you do something stupid with it. S-OFF basically unlocks the NAND to the point where we can read, write, and update it components.
An unlocked bootloader is a "partial" piece of an S-OFF from what I see. Most people like me would consider it "a piece of ****" because there's nothing much too it than we thought it would be. It's a good idea to keep the bootloader unlocked unless you going to take in the phone to HTC fith warranty.

MrTaco505 said:
An unlocked bootloader is a "partial" piece of an S-OFF from what I see. Most people like me would consider it "a piece of ****" because there's nothing much too it than we thought it would be. It's a good idea to keep the bootloader unlocked unless you going to take in the phone to HTC fith warranty.
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That's exactly how I felt about it. That's why I decided to go for the S-OFF once I found out that there was one. The unlocked bootloader really just was good for a root, but the fact I had to lose my warranty to do it didn't really make me too happy (although the warranty is a piece of junk anyway).
I used theq86's tool and it worked perfectly. Is "OOW" an acronym for anything or is it just there?

kalaker said:
I used theq86's tool and it worked perfectly. Is "OOW" an acronym for anything or is it just there?
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To tell the truth, i dont know, you can check the glossary thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508149 and maybe its there, remember to thank benjamingwynn for the nice glossary
EDIT: Also "OOW" means you have warranty, you should also try to downgrade your hboot if you willing to take it in to HTC for repair because they would like it if there was some extra crap in the phone

MrTaco505 said:
EDIT: Also "OOW" means you have warranty, you should also try to downgrade your hboot if you willing to take it in to HTC for repair because they would like it if there was some extra crap in the phone
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Alright. I was afraid it meant "Out of Warranty". Thank you! And a downgrade wouldn't be a bad idea. Do you know the stock HBOOT version?

What OOW really is is unknown. it could be Out Of Warranty, that's probable.
But after you downgraded to a lower rom the hboot is overwritten.
LOCKED OOW means basically, you never unlocked the phone
RELOCKED means it was once unlocked and relocked again.
my tool can recover the LOCKED OOW state. So if you have an downgraded bootloader htc can only find out that you unlocked the phone if they look for the identifier token that you sent to get the unlock token. if they don't do this the phone just looks normal.

theq86 said:
my tool can recover the LOCKED OOW state. So if you have an downgraded bootloader htc can only find out that you unlocked the phone if they look for the identifier token that you sent to get the unlock token. if they don't do this the phone just looks normal.
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Yes! Your tool worked absolutely perfectly for me. I restored it to the LOCKED (OOW) state, so it's good to know that it simply means it was never (or at least appears to have never been) unlocked.
And as for checking the token, that isn't really concrete proof you decided to follow through the rest of the way, and I doubt they would take the time anyway.

kalaker said:
Yes! Your tool worked absolutely perfectly for me. I restored it to the LOCKED (OOW) state, so it's good to know that it simply means it was never (or at least appears to have never been) unlocked.
And as for checking the token, that isn't really concrete proof you decided to follow through the rest of the way, and I doubt they would take the time anyway.
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Of course they're too lazy to go and search out of millions of wfs handsets for your one and only unlock token
EDIT: Also if you rooted and forgot to remove root before locking your bootloader, its a good chance that if you take in your wfs to HTC, they could find superuser installed and suggest that you were a rooted victim with an unlocked bootloader.

how to remove tampered banner with s-on

I unlocked my M8 by HTCdev and then rooted it as well. However, I failed to s-off with firewater and got tampered banner. What could I do now? need help plz.

drachen123 said:
I unlocked my M8 by HTCdev and then rooted it as well. However, I failed to s-off with firewater and got tampered banner. What could I do now? need help plz.
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It can't be done at the moment with out firewater s-off
I'm in the same boat

jaythenut said:
It can't be done at the moment with out firewater s-off
I'm in the same boat
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thx, btw anything bad to the phone with this banner？

drachen123 said:
thx, btw anything bad to the phone with this banner？
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No not really just if you take it back to the shop and they have a look wich is highly unlikely

how do i get rid of the tampered and secruity warning flags

I had to turn s back on on my phone, but now i have three flags Tampered, Relocked, and Secruity warning, is there any way to get rid of the tampred and secruity warning and change the relocked back to locked?

Are you S-OFF if you aren't check if firewater it's compatible with your device and you can S OFF I don't suggest you do this if you don't have some experience with things like this..

Can I unlock bootloader and root and stuff using the AIO toolkit, then S-off from there?

nickrule1896 said:
Can I unlock bootloader and root and stuff using the AIO toolkit, then S-off from there?
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Yes you can but no guarantee that you can get s-off

So is it correct to say that if I S-off before doing any modding with the phone, s-off is guranteed? And will HTC check for S-off during warranty check?

nickrule1896 said:
So is it correct to say that if I S-off before doing any modding with the phone, s-off is guranteed? And will HTC check for S-off during warranty check?
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No its not guaranteed s-off depends on your phone international unlocked does not s- off and some others

maxrdlf95 said:
Are you S-OFF if you aren't check if firewater it's compatible with your device and you can S OFF I don't suggest you do this if you don't have some experience with things like this..
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I am S-off, had to go s-on because I need to send phone into htc

Has anyone had success returning a rooted/unlocked phone?

Has anyone had success returning a rooted/bootloader unlocked phone? I'm wondering if HTC sees the loose volume rockers as a hardware issue and would not honor the return due to software being tampered with.

Delete.

pball52998 said:
Just run an RUU man. It'll return you to stock or at least locked and stock non rooted. If you're s-off you'll stay s-off.
Sent from my Rooted HTC M8
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I was under the impression that an RUU wouldn't "re-lock" an unlocked bootloader.

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pball52998 said:
Complete stock. Locked. Factory recovery. No root. A RUU will erase everything.
Make a backup in recovery save it to your computer. When you get the phone back. Unlock the bootloader again, flash a recovery, then restore.
Sent from my HTC M8 Running Viper. S-OFF.
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Sweet. I appreciate the info, brother.

pball52998 said:
Complete stock. Locked. Factory recovery. No root. A RUU will erase everything.
Make a backup in recovery save it to your computer. When you get the phone back. Unlock the bootloader again, flash a recovery, then restore.
Sent from my HTC M8 Running Viper. S-OFF.
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An RUU does NOT:
- Lock the bootloader
- Remove S-OFF
It only restores the system to the factory state. That and the only RUUs available are for the American phones so unless you have an M8 from the US you're stuck

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pball52998 said:
It's relocked the bootloader on every HTC device I've done it on, it's always said "locked". I also said it keeps s-off.
Sent from my HTC M8 Running Viper. S-OFF.
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Then you've had magic HTC phones as my Sensation, One X and One (M7) have never been 'relocked' after an RUU as they RUU doesn't change any settings regarding the state of the bootloader as that isn't touched by the RUU. You have to relock the bootloader to run an RUU if S-ON

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pball52998 said:
Oh well I guess. No reason to argue, just agree to disagree. Just saying from my experiences, I've had the bootloader saying "locked" after running a RUU on my OG Incredible, OG HTC EVO 4G, Rezound, and my friend's M7. Haven't had to RUU my M8.
Sent from my HTC M8 Running Viper. S-OFF.
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You are doing something other than just running the RUU to lock the bootloader. The RUU doesn't touch the bootloader and I have had several HTC phones and the RUU will not lock the bootloader ever. It's not a case of agree to disagree, you're giving wrong information. There are plenty of guides out on returning a phone to stock and I repeat running the RUU WILL NOT LOCK THE BOOTLOADER!

Rhiannon224 said:
You are doing something other than just running the RUU to lock the bootloader. The RUU doesn't touch the bootloader and I have had several HTC phones and the RUU will not lock the bootloader ever. It's not a case of agree to disagree, you're giving wrong information. There are plenty of guides out on returning a phone to stock and I repeat running the RUU WILL NOT LOCK THE BOOTLOADER!
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God, I'm sorry... I said it's just me and my experiences... That's what I said in that post. I'm sorry, I gave the wrong information. Don't listen to me then. I'm human. I'm sorry I'm not god like you guys and can't do everything right. If you don't want to listen to me, then don't... Bam that simple...I'm sorry I stated a wrong fact. I'm sorry xda users. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry again.
Sent from my HTC M8 Running Viper. S-OFF.

Sunshine says I'm already s-off, Boot loader says locked.

I'm not sure what I flashed to cause this issue. I used sunshine months back and acquired s-off and unlocked bootloader. Now when I go to bootloader, it says locked and s-on. I ran sunshine again and it told me I was already s-off, and there was nothing to do. How do I get things back to saying s-off and unlocked?? Is there a tool to flash and toggle?? I was going to use my unlock key from HTC dev, but I don't want to wipe all my data. What is the best solution??
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rwagner74 said:
I'm not sure what I flashed to cause this issue. I used sunshine months back and acquired s-off and unlocked bootloader. Now when I go to bootloader, it says locked and s-on. I ran sunshine again and it told me I was already s-off, and there was nothing to do. How do I get things back to saying s-off and unlocked?? Is there a tool to flash and toggle?? I was going to use my unlock key from HTC dev, but I don't want to wipe all my data. What is the best solution??
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I have no solution for you, and I doubt anyone here will. Post your problem on the Sunshine S-Off thread. You will probably find some help there.
Copy and paste what you posted here in the reply I am quoting. Also state that you started a thread and you are sorry for cross posting, but that is what was advised. Good luck! I hope you get your stuff fixed up right.

maybe you have custom bootloader with faked S-ON and faked LOCKED message?