I have been reading a lot of threads regarding S-Off and how to achieve this with temp root. With my previous HTC devices i have always gone through HTC DEV to unlock bootloader in order to root.
With the exploit for S-Off and the fact that this can be achieved using temp root, does this mean that you no longer have to go through HTC Dev to get the unlock file? in order to root the phone. From what i have seen, i believe the answer is yes, however i would appreciate clarification.
Once S-off'd is there any way to return the device to S-on for warranty purposes, or is it a one way ticket.
ardsar said:
I have been reading a lot of threads regarding S-Off and how to achieve this with temp root. With my previous HTC devices i have always gone through HTC DEV to unlock bootloader in order to root.
With the exploit for S-Off and the fact that this can be achieved using temp root, does this mean that you no longer have to go through HTC Dev to get the unlock file? in order to root the phone. From what i have seen, i believe the answer is yes, however i would appreciate clarification.
Once S-off'd is there any way to return the device to S-on for warranty purposes, or is it a one way ticket.
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The temp root only works on certain devices, if, like me, your in the UK, then you will still need to HTC dev your device 1st to get root, and then you can attempt S-Off.
You can S-ON but there is some warning in doing so, but if i need to return mine, i will just leave it as is and deny all knowledge of s-off
Please also note, that not all device can have S-Off too even if you are full rooted. Personally I am full rooted but unfortunately at this stage I am not lucky enough to have the S-OFF..
I'm also very confused...
I can't find any guides here like for sanding Samsung for example, this is my first HTC device and I have no idea what methods I have.
Does unlocking the htcdev way void warranty or why would you prefer the other meth?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
Shebee said:
I'm also very confused...
I can't find any guides here like for sanding Samsung for example, this is my first HTC device and I have no idea what methods I have.
Does unlocking the htcdev way void warranty or why would you prefer the other meth?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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There has been many threads about this over the years, particularly with the HTC ONE X which was the first device you had to HTCDEV unlock and never obtained s-off. UK law does not allow HTC to simply say your warranty is void because you root because if the screen fails this could not be as a result of rooting. To get round this HTC allow you to obtain root and I would assume that if there is any reason to believe that the device failed as a result of flashing, your warranty MAY not be honoured.
I have heard that in most cases they will honour the warranty unless you are careless.
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Shebee said:
I'm also very confused...
I can't find any guides here like for sanding Samsung for example, this is my first HTC device and I have no idea what methods I have.
Does unlocking the htcdev way void warranty or why would you prefer the other meth?
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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There are two methods you can try. First is the firewater and temproot method links below. This method only works with some devices and is worth a try before you attempt to dev unlock.
The second method is to unlock the bootloader via HTCDEV, goto the site register and follow the instructions, then use a toolkit to install your root and recovery. After this if you choose to try s-off which only works with some devices you can try the firewater method without temproot as you already have root.
Hope this helps
FIREWATER & Temproot
HTCDEV & FIREWATER
http://www.htcdev.com/
http://firewater-soff.com/
Jonnibravo said:
There has been many threads about this over the years, particularly with the HTC ONE X which was the first device you had to HTCDEV unlock and never obtained s-off. UK law does not allow HTC to simply say your warranty is void because you root because if the screen fails this could not be as a result of rooting. To get round this HTC allow you to obtain root and I would assume that if there is any reason to believe that the device failed as a result of flashing, your warranty MAY not be honoured.
I have heard that in most cases they will honour the warranty unless you are careless.
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There are two methods you can try. First is the firewater and temproot method links below. This method only works with some devices and is worth a try before you attempt to dev unlock.
The second method is to unlock the bootloader via HTCDEV, goto the site register and follow the instructions, then use a toolkit to install your root and recovery. After this if you choose to try s-off which only works with some devices you can try the firewater method without temproot as you already have root.
Hope this helps
FIREWATER & Temproot
HTCDEV & FIREWATER
http://www.htcdev.com/
http://firewater-soff.com/
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I get errors when I'm doing the temproot method:
[*] Attempting to acquire root. This will take 5-10 minutes, be patient
error in setsockopt().
Failed to get prepare_kernel_cred address.
Failed to get commit_creds address.
Failed to get ptmx_fops address.
Failed to setup variables.
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Shebee said:
I get errors when I'm doing the temproot method:
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then it wont work and you have to HTC Dev
MrRep said:
then it wont work and you have to HTC Dev
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Already did and got a heart attack when I did adb boot recovery and just got a htc phone icon with a ! in it :s
Still, I installed TWRP apparently but it doesn't work, recovery is just a phone with a red ! triangle. help
Shebee said:
Already did and got a heart attack when I did adb boot recovery and just got a htc phone icon with a ! in it :s
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That's the stock recovery. Nothing to worry about
You'll need to do "adb reboot bootloader" hit fastboot, then type the fastboot code it tells you, copy and paste what it tells you from the cmd prompt and follow the rest of the instructions
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then it wont work and you have to HTC Dev
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What method have you used to install TWRP???Try install with HTC ONE(M8) toolkit found in the android development section if you havent already tried that
Jonnibravo said:
What method have you used to install TWRP???Try install with HTC ONE(M8) toolkit found in the android development section if you havent already tried that
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I used CMD to install it, I dont bother with toolkits, but not quite sure if your talking to me or not, as Im already rooted and S off :/
Related
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Select the Option "All other Supported Models" and follow the instructions.
After this process, your device show "*** UNLOCKED ***" and "SHIP S-ON"
blubbers said:
http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/
Select the Option "All other Supported Models" and follow the instructions.
After this process, your device show "*** UNLOCKED ***" and "SHIP S-ON"
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...better wait for a time like revolutionary for a real S-OFF method.
Wonder how people can to this htc unclock without worries about their warranty.
I will wait for Revolutionary personally. More flexibility to flash radios, hboots, etc.
EDIT: And kernels (boot.img)
Confirmed. Unlock works.
SHIP S-OFF RL
I understand that unlocking your device via htcdev.com will irreversibly void your warranty, but is that also the case, if I unlock my device with the stuff from the revolutionary team ?
I never had a device, which could be unlocked that way. My first two android phones were Motorolas and they could always be converted back to stock, for sending them in for repairing or for selling them.
thedoginthewok said:
I understand that unlocking your device via htcdev.com will irreversibly void your warranty, but is that also the case, if I unlock my device with the stuff from the revolutionary team ?
I never had a device, which could be unlocked that way. My first two android phones were Motorolas and they could always be converted back to stock, for sending them in for repairing or for selling them.
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You probably can still revert completely back to stock, the point is that if you use htcdev.com they've got a record of the phone being unlocked (even if you return it to stock again), whereas if you do it yourself then revert it they wouldn't know it had been unlocked in the first place.
That sounds great, thank you.
Thank you !
Like the other I prefer another method...
i will also wait for revolutionary^^
luckily there is temp root so i can delete the crap i dont use
cant wait for it to come so i can flash the first coredroid beta on it^^
Temp Root isnt working...
If we use the htcdev.com or revolutionary HTC will find out that the phone was unlocked!
moom999 said:
If we use the htcdev.com or revolutionary HTC will find out that the phone was unlocked!
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No. Revolutionary is reversible. But htcdev does keep a record forever. However, that doesn't screw you out of every single warranty like many think. Only a small number of software issues, otherwise you still have warranty. We will see how long many of you will wait for revolutionary before you cave in and unlock through htcdev lol. All of us vivid users never got anything other than htcdev unlock. All the devs working on s off told us that HTC made it a hell of a lot harder to crack the newer phones.
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About htcdev unlock. They log your imei and serial number, yes. BUT the only thing you'll get after that is the posibility to unlock your device. Once we get Revolutionary s-off and then the ability to s-on again, how will they know if you really used the possibility to unlock your device? There's a final warning so no evidence you finally used it
Hopefully revolutionary team may be able to use the htc unlock method
Any way I just unlock it now using htcdev
Because I want it to try the temp-root to see if it will work with unlocked but did not work.
As I understood with unlocking using htcdev I still have the warranty for the hardware or I just lost all the warranty?
So just confirming that the htcdev unlock does not let the temp root work?
slapshot30 said:
No. Revolutionary is reversible. But htcdev does keep a record forever. However, that doesn't screw you out of every single warranty like many think. Only a small number of software issues, otherwise you still have warranty. We will see how long many of you will wait for revolutionary before you cave in and unlock through htcdev lol. All of us vivid users never got anything other than htcdev unlock. All the devs working on s off told us that HTC made it a hell of a lot harder to crack the newer phones.
Sent from my HTC PH39100 using xda premium
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Being on the rezound I agree. And also the fact that before my rezound I sent back a dinc2 completed rooted because of hardware problems and had no issues.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
robt772000 said:
So just confirming that the htcdev unlock does not let the temp root work?
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Yes, confirmed
moom999 said:
As I understood with unlocking using htcdev I still have the warranty for the hardware or I just lost all the warranty?
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That's right, you still got most of your warranty intact..
HTCDEV.com said:
It is our responsibility to caution you that not all claims resulting or caused by or from the unlocking of the bootloader may be covered under warranty.
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So; in some cases, not all, where the damage is caused by unlocking warranty will not be valid.
if the temp root doesnt work after the htcdev unlock why would you then wanna use it and tell them what you did^^
I've got permaroot working with an unlock by htcdev. Wai for mike to update his thread
Weaksauce does not work for me, thanks
No, you have to unlock and root first and then get S-OFF and then you can set it back to locked. All HTC will know is you got the code, not that you ever used it
Ahhh i was hoping to avoid htcdev thats all lol i will have to do it properly then i suppose
Wouldn't towelroot work?
Nope, doesn't work on HTC phones
Doh! Sorry.
I thought Sunshine both unlocks and gives S-OFF, at least that's the impression you get when you look at the main OP.
SunShine is a commercial application that will unlock and s-off the bootloader on modern HTC devices (ie HTC M8).
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as stated by @jcase
[Android][HTC S-OFF] SunShine for modern HTC devices
BerndM14 said:
I thought Sunshine both unlocks and gives S-OFF, at least that's the impression you get when you look at the main OP.
as stated by @jcase
[Android][HTC S-OFF] SunShine for modern HTC devices
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Yeah, but you need root to run Sunshine.
Also if you s-off you can regain warranty. :victory:
People are saying TowelRoot v3 works with the Mini 2 so might be worth trying it with the M8...you never know
WeakSauce will work on Verizon m8
TowelRoot v3 should work on the others
SunShine will both unlock and s-off
RENEGAD3 said:
Weaksauce does not work for me, thanks
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EddyOS said:
Nope, doesn't work on HTC phones
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StuMcBill said:
Wouldn't towelroot work?
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BerndM14 said:
I thought Sunshine both unlocks and gives S-OFF, at least that's the impression you get when you look at the main OP.
as stated by @jcase
[Android][HTC S-OFF] SunShine for modern HTC devices
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jcase said:
WeakSauce will work on Verizon m8
TowelRoot v3 should work on the others
SunShine will both unlock and s-off
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TowelRoot temp root works, but sunshine says it cannot find the su binary. Towelroot perm root is not working. My phone is completely stock m8 ul.
snake3276120 said:
TowelRoot temp root works, but sunshine says it cannot find the su binary. Towelroot perm root is not working. My phone is completely stock m8 ul.
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I was out of town when he released the official v3 build, I had to tweak SunShine some but it works with TowelRoot v3 now. Instructions are on our site
http://theroot.ninja/
I'm giving Sunshine a go now. Firewater didn't work. If it works your welcome to my $25/£13
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Jcase, you are a God amongst men. I had tried for 4 hours to get Firewater to work and Sunshine managed it in 20 seconds with a single reboot and even politely uninstalled itself at the end. You are very welcome to my $25. Enjoy it.
Towelroot v3 didnt work for me either. on the apk it states if the phone reboots towelroot failed. my phone didnt reboot and appeared to have worked but supersu didnt work. i couldnt grant root access to anything, including sunshine.......
RENEGAD3 said:
Towelroot v3 didnt work for me either. on the apk it states if the phone reboots towelroot failed. my phone didnt reboot and appeared to have worked but supersu didnt work. i couldnt grant root access to anything, including sunshine.......
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Did you follow the instructions on the Sunshine website, specifically written for Towelroot v3?
StuMcBill said:
Did you follow the instructions on the Sunshine website, specifically written for Towelroot v3?
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I should have been more specific sorry. yes i did and when opening supersu it asks how i want to update the binarys "normal" or "twrp cwm" i choose normal as i dont have a custom recovery installed then i get a quick flash of a message all i can make out is installation failed then it reboots.... when i dont open supersu and just open sunshine. the popup asks for root access which i grant and then i have a blue screen for a long time. i was sat 5 mins before watching the blue screen lol
RENEGAD3 said:
I should have been more specific sorry. yes i did and when opening supersu it asks how i want to update the binarys "normal" or "twrp cwm" i choose normal as i dont have a custom recovery installed then i get a quick flash of a message all i can make out is installation failed then it reboots.... when i dont open supersu and just open sunshine. the popup asks for root access which i grant and then i have a blue screen for a long time. i was sat 5 mins before watching the blue screen lol
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Sorry mate, I can't help any further, I unlocked via HTCDev and got S-Off via firewater and have limited experience with anything else!
RENEGAD3 said:
I should have been more specific sorry. yes i did and when opening supersu it asks how i want to update the binarys "normal" or "twrp cwm" i choose normal as i dont have a custom recovery installed then i get a quick flash of a message all i can make out is installation failed then it reboots.... when i dont open supersu and just open sunshine. the popup asks for root access which i grant and then i have a blue screen for a long time. i was sat 5 mins before watching the blue screen lol
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The instructions on the SunShine site do not mention installing the SuperSu app.Uninstall the app, then follow instructions. After you are s-off or unlocked, then install a custom recovery, and flash su properly.
The TowelRoot method is not ideal for long term use, but works for our purposes just fine.
jcase said:
The instructions on the SunShine site do not mention installing the SuperSu app.Uninstall the app, then follow instructions. After you are s-off or unlocked, then install a custom recovery, and flash su properly.
The TowelRoot method is not ideal for long term use, but works for our purposes just fine.
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It worked perfectly, thanks for your reply mate! What is the best recovery to flash and what is the best way to flash it for the first time adb?
Hi.
Today I tried to root my HTC One M8 and found the HTC One Toolkit [M8] (actual version)
So I installed the driver of ADB and and HTC.
But if I click on HTC Dev Unlock I get the message "HTC One Toolkit [M8]"
I use Android 4.4.3 and USB-Debugging is on.
Can anyone help me?
Whity0815 said:
Hi.
Today I tried to root my HTC One M8 and found the HTC One Toolkit [M8] (actual version)
So I installed the driver of ADB and and HTC.
But if I click on HTC Dev Unlock I get the message "HTC One Toolkit [M8]"
I use Android 4.4.3 and USB-Debugging is on.
Can anyone help me?
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No offense against the guys that write these toolkits to make it "easier" but, stay away from it if you can, you don't really learn anything by using these toolkits.
That said,
Try and unlock the bootloader manually, as shown once when you sign up to htcdev.com and follow their instructions to get bootloader unlocked. OR
You can go for Sunshine S-OFF ($25) it roots, unlocks bootloader and gives S-OFF all-in-one.
http://theroot.ninja/
Sunshine Thread on xda
BerndM14 said:
No offense against the guys that write these toolkits to make it "easier" but, stay away from it if you can, you don't really learn anything by using these toolkits.
That said,
Try and unlock the bootloader manually, as shown once when you sign up to htcdev.com and follow their instructions to get bootloader unlocked. OR
You can go for Sunshine S-OFF ($25) it roots, unlocks bootloader and gives S-OFF all-in-one.
http://theroot.ninja/
Sunshine Thread on xda
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It technically only temp-roots. You still have to fully root using a custom recovery or adb push. However, once the bootloader is unlocked, that is fairly simple.
I would actually suggest that as an upgrade, though. It would be nice if, at the tail end of the process, Sunshine would offer to permanently root the phone.
Hi.
Now I unlocked the bootloader manually and installed twrp as custom recovery. After this I installed SuperSU over twrp to get root.
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All works fine, but I have a little problem.
Now i cant take screenshots. If I try, I get the message that no screenshot can be taken because the app can´t save them.
Does anyone have some ideas how I can fix it?
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Fixed "Created a folder called screenshot1 and delete the other screenshot folder. Once it is deleted remove the "1" so it still only Screenshot."
Additionally, I want to make the SD-Card writeable for all apps, has someone a link to tutorial?
Hello all,
I am new to all this, techy stuff, and have recently bought a htc one m8. I had it rooted for me, but I didn't want to pay for GPE. I then found out Lollipop has been released, and tried to get it by going into software info on settings, but I couldn't get the lollipop update, as my phone says 'Your phone software is up to date with the latest version'. I realised that because of my root, my phone wasn't on the same channel as it was on before. I found another way to get lollipop, but that meant buying sunshine for $25. Is there another free alternative? I thought I could unroot my phone, then reroot it, but I do not know how to unroot, get update then reroot. Can I please get help?
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist, in order to help you effectively I need to know which variant of the M8 you have please.
I have the gsm version
Ok, so it's not carrier branded at all?
no its not.
Going back to my question, i have actually found out my fone is on s-off bcus i had to unlock bootloader to root, meanin my fone is rooted with s-off. However, i would like to get gpe on my fone so i can get lollipop. Only issue is, the other methods do it on a normal htc one m8, not on a rooted htc one m8. Are the nethods the same meaning i can use the normal gpe conversion methods on my prerooted htc one m8, or do i need another method?
Thanks for the extra information, I'm actually asking you these questions for a reason, XDA Assist isn't a general technical support section so I needed to know exactly which variant you have in order to have this thread redirected correctly for you.
Please standby while we have your thread/question moved to the appropriate sub-forum for your device.
For future reference you can find your device sub-forum here (bookmark/subscribe this):
HTC One (M8)
Within that section you will find a dedicated q&a sub-forum (this is where your thread is going to be moved to):
One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
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datbeastanon said:
no its not.
Going back to my question, i have actually found out my fone is on s-off bcus i had to unlock bootloader to root, meanin my fone is rooted with s-off. However, i would like to get gpe on my fone so i can get lollipop. Only issue is, the other methods do it on a normal htc one m8, not on a rooted htc one m8. Are the nethods the same meaning i can use the normal gpe conversion methods on my prerooted htc one m8, or do i need another method?
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Unlocking your bootloader doesn't make you S-Off. Boot into your bootloader to check.
To get into bootloader, turn off your phone. Then hold down the power button plus vol down till your phone boots back up. You'll get a readout there that will tell you if you are S-Off or S-On.
If you can confirm that you are S-Off, I will guide you to converting your phone to GPE.
xunholyx said:
Unlocking your bootloader doesn't make you S-Off. Boot into your bootloader to check.
To get into bootloader, turn off your phone. Then hold down the power button plus vol down till your phone boots back up. You'll get a readout there that will tell you if you are S-Off or S-On.
If you can confirm that you are S-Off, I will guide you to converting your phone to GPE.
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Thank you for telling me. I am not on s-off, i am on s-off.i know that firewater has been discontinued, so I have found a free alternative, moonshine. Please guide me through how to gain s-off for free.
datbeastanon said:
Thank you for telling me. I am not on s-off, i am on s-off.i know that firewater has been discontinued, so I have found a free alternative, moonshine. Please guide me through how to gain s-off for free.
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Apologies, i meant to say i am on s-on. Please guide me on how to get s-off for free using moonshine please. And yes, i mean moonshine, not sunshine. Also,if you know any others free alternatives to gain s-off, please reply to me. If not, please just tell me how to gain s-off using moonshine.
datbeastanon said:
Apologies, i meant to say i am on s-on. Please guide me on how to get s-off for free using moonshine please. And yes, i mean moonshine, not sunshine. Also,if you know any others free alternatives to gain s-off, please reply to me. If not, please just tell me how to gain s-off using moonshine.
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You can't use moonshine. The ONLY way to get s-off on this device is sunshine.
Yes, Sunshine, V3. And you are better off without the 5.0, if you want to S-OFF. Sunshine will most likely work on 4.4.4, and issues will appear while trying to S-OFF the Lollipop.
Mr Hofs said:
You can't use moonshine. The ONLY way to get s-off on this device is sunshine.
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Ok. Is there anyway for me to remove my root permanently and get lollipop for free? Please reply ASAP.
datbeastanon said:
Ok. Is there anyway for me to remove my root permanently and get lollipop for free? Please reply ASAP.
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yeah delete all superuser binaries, or return to your original stock backup that you made before messing around with root :laugh:
I have got my phone on bootloader, and I have a custom recovery file. However, I cannot seem to enter recovery mode. As I go to 'HBOOT' then 'RECOVERY' it shows the htc screen, but then it loads back to the bootloader screen. I have tried getting Hasoon's Toolkit and going into bootloader from here, and I have also tried getting a bat file and running that on my pc with my phone connected to it, same result. However, before this problem occurred, I had a message pop up, but this happened only once. This is what the message said:
SD Checking…
No Gift File…
Loading … ( OP6BDIAG.zip)
No image!
Loading … ( OP6BDIAG.nbh)
No image or wrong image!
Loading … ( OP6BIMG.zip)
Loading … ( OP6BIMG.nbh)
No image or wrong image!
After this, when I tried to go into recovery, the issue had then first occurred. Any suggestions on what to do? I have tried using a toolkit, a bat file, doing it through bootloader, and getting an app. Also, how can I clear my cache through bootloader?
Fastboot erase cache
datbeastanon said:
Ok. Is there anyway for me to remove my root permanently and get lollipop for free? Please reply ASAP.
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No need to unroot for OTA. And it's free anyhow.
Ok. You say no need to unroot for its, but I have my phone rooted, but I cannot get lollipop which was released 3 weeks ago on HTC one m8. Please help me so I can get OTA updates.
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datbeastanon said:
Ok. You say no need to unroot for its, but I have my phone rooted, but I cannot get lollipop which was released 3 weeks ago on HTC one m8. Please help me so I can get OTA updates.
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Depends of your carrier. They handle the updates. Just wait.
datbeastanon said:
Ok. You say no need to unroot for its, but I have my phone rooted, but I cannot get lollipop which was released 3 weeks ago on HTC one m8. Please help me so I can get OTA updates.
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You need a stock rom and recovery. So either 1 or both are not stock. Go to the thread where you have been already (the stock backup thread in the general section) and read up in there. All info and what you need to do is written down there.
Edit :
Ah just not getting notified for the update ? Like been said, wait for them to push. Or there is a custom (stock like) rom on your phone. If thats the case my first part stands
Which thread? Please send a link?
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Hello Everyone,
I have been trying for days to unlock the bootloader on my Verizon Htc One M9 and have been coming up with the same result. When trying to run the command fastboot oem get_identifier_token, all I get is...
...
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] : /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/frp
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] Last Byte is 0X00, disable unlock
(bootloader) [KillSwitch] oem unlock Turn Off!
OKAY [ 0.095s]
finished. total time: 0.099s
I know that this has something to do with Factory Reset Protection and have removed all of my passwords but still am running into this problem. I have tried many different versions of adb and fastboot but still the same result.
Any suggestions would be amazing. Also, I have tried everything I could find on xda and nothing has worked. If you have unlocked the bootloader on you m9 VERIZON, please tell me how.
I do not have the oem unlocking tick box in dev. options, usb debugging is on and fastboot detects is correctly, I have tried using different usb ports, I have tried the command in both download mode and bootloader mode(just to see if it would work), and have tried other fastboot commands to confirm that fastboot is working.
Thank you
-Jack
Sunshine is the only way on Verizon I know of. They've (VZ) removed the unlock option from the menus. Good luck
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android17 said:
Sunshine is the only on Verizon I know of. They've removed the unlock option from the menus. Good luck
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Thanks, I tried to start sunshine but I don't have root on my phone so it won't run. Do you have any suggestions on a way to root so I can run this?
Fetzerjack said:
Thanks, I tried to start sunshine but I don't have root on my phone so it won't run. Do you have any suggestions on a way to root so I can run this?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3457717
This will probably get you where you need to be to sunshine
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android17 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3457717
This will probably get you where you need to be to sunshine
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Is there anywhere with specific instructions on how to root with a locked bootloader? The thread you mentioned did not say how to root, just to roll back my software version.
That's what you have to do. You need to roll back to .7 firmware & then you can use sunshine. I haven't found anything that shows a way outside of sunshine & they don't support firmware above .7. There is a guide on temp root somewhere on the googles...but I don't remember where. Basically you install some specific su app in system/temp. I assume that's what sunshine was doing&one of the VZ updates closed this exploit.
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You might be able to use adb push su binaries to system...but I haven't tried & would guess if it were that easy that would be the main root thread😉..if you rollback & sunshine it will work...I'm on a VZ m9 s-off & unlocked with sunshine after I accidentally took .15 update😱
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Do you think that I could try to do adb sideload root.zip? I am a complete n00b with rooting and unlocking bootloaders. It sucks that sunshine is the only application that will unlock and s-off the M9. They had to make it paid but it is what it is. I don't wanna f*ck up my phone when doing this so really need some advice. Thanks for all of your help so far!
Fetzerjack said:
Do you think that I could try to do adb sideload root.zip? I am a complete n00b with rooting and unlocking bootloaders. It sucks that sunshine is the only application that will unlock and s-off the M9. They had to make it paid but it is what it is. I don't wanna f*ck up my phone when doing this so really need some advice. Thanks for all of your help so far!
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No, you cannot adb sideload a root.zip (you are free to try of coarse, but it's not something I am suggesting). I wish it were that simple. But there would be a thread to help guide you if that was an option.
All the advice is right here, also.
There are 2 methods to get root, both include turning the security flag off (S-OFF), and at a cost.
Thanks to Verizon we cannot simply unlock the bootloader with an unlock token at htcdev to achieve root.
Thankfully, however, we do have options.
Sunshine is the suggested and easiest method (and cheapest most likely). $25 is well worth the freedom, but everyone's situation is not the same.
The other is to ship out the device (cost of shipping to and from adds up), plus a "donation" to the person whom you send your device to. They cannot charge here on XDA, so the "donation" is optional obviously, however the Java Cards and XTC Clips aren't cheap, nor is the persons time.
thread found here
Best of luck!
andybones said:
No, you cannot adb sideload a root.zip (you are free to try of coarse, but it's not something I am suggesting). I wish it were that simple. But there would be a thread to help guide you if that was an option.
All the advice is right here, also.
There are 2 methods to get root, both include turning the security flag off (S-OFF), and at a cost.
Thanks to Verizon we cannot simply unlock the bootloader with an unlock token at htcdev to achieve root.
Thankfully, however, we do have options.
Sunshine is the suggested and easiest method (and cheapest most likely). $25 is well worth the freedom, but everyone's situation is not the same.
The other is to ship out the device (cost of shipping to and from adds up), plus a "donation" to the person whom you send your device to. They cannot charge here on XDA, so the "donation" is optional obviously, however the Java Cards and XTC Clips aren't cheap, nor is the persons time.
thread found here
Best of luck!
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I want to use sunshine but it requires root to run. I ideally don't want to roll back my software version. I really don't want to ship out my phone. Any way to root Easily?
Fetzerjack said:
I want to use sunshine but it requires root to run. I ideally don't want to roll back my software version. I really don't want to ship out my phone. Any way to root Easily?
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Rolling back is as simple as flashing the RUU that's been kindly included here on XDA. Then you can just download Sunshine .apk and get S-OFF. You then are permanently unlocked and can flash a ROM with root included or simply flash the SuperSU .zip in TWRP. That to me = easy. I had to ship out my device for S-OFF. You're in luck with options. If you don't want to send it out your options have been repeatedly laid out for you. Not sure why you are asking again about an easy way to root. The answer is yes, easy = Sunshine.
These are the options:
1) Downgrade, Sunshine
2) Ship out to Java Card/XTC2 Clip user
Sunshine doesn't require root. It temproots your device to complete the process. That's why you need to downgrade using RUU.. The version you're on right now can't be temprooted which is why you need to downgrade (luckily you can). Once you are S-OFF, you simply run the latest RUU, or the firmware and then a ROM. Easy pezy.
Hope I was of some use, best of luck my friend.
andybones said:
Rolling back is as simple as flashing the RUU that's been kindly included here on XDA. Then you can just download Sunshine .apk and get S-OFF, then you are permanently unlocked and can flash a ROM with root included or simply flash the SuperSU .zip in TWRP. That to me = easy. I had to ship out my device for S-OFF. You're in luck with options. If you don't want to send it out your options have been repeatedly laid out for you. Not sure why you are asking again about an easy way to root. The answer is yes, easy = Sunshine.
These are the options:
1) Downgrade, Sunshine
2) Ship out to Java Card/XTC2 Clip user
Sunshine doesn't require root. It temproots your device to complete the process. That's why you need to downgrade using RUU.. The version you're on right now can't be temprooted which is why you need to downgrade (luckily you can).
Hope I was of some use, best of luck my friend.
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Thanks man! I'll give it a shot
Fetzerjack said:
Thanks man! I'll give it a shot
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Very welcome. If you get stuck just make sure to do @--xdausernameToLetMeKnow