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HTC ONE X dont get OTA With S-OFF and supercid

like the title said I just moved back to my stock nandroid backup (3.20.401.1) to use my waranty because crackling speakers I know there's now software version 3.20.401.3 I flashed stock recovery and everything and im now relocked bootloader and unrooted why when I use search for updates it can't find any ? what am I doin wrong ? does S-OFF with supercid device dont get ota's ?
thanks in advance

If you have super ID and S-OFF device, you can flash any firmware update AFAIK!
However, wait for others to reply!! No idea about OTA though... hmmm

thats really anoying to flash all the time ota zip (firmware.zip) to update my phone my ota worked before I moved to custom rom I was on 3.18 and got ota to 3.20 now it cannot find the 3.20.401.3 update how come ??
hope it can be fixed...
any ideas ? =(

I think ota updates are send by imei number, you will not recieve ota if you have custom roms. anyway the update contains no firmware upgrade so its practically useless.

So how everyone get the update and me not im all stock just bootloader is relocked and dont locked

yuval111 said:
So how everyone get the update and me not im all stock just bootloader is relocked and dont locked
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Ask HTC
Just flash the latest firmware m8! But why do you want latest firmware? There are lot of posts which say wifi has become worse with the update...
Nwys it's your device, your choice! :good:

The last ota is not really a firmware update, it's more only a software update. Download the ota and flash it over the stock rom with a custom recovery.....done
It doesn't contain a new recovery, kernel or hboot upgrade, therefore its installable from a custom recovery.

Mr Hofs said:
The last ota is not really a firmware update, it's more only a software update. Download the ota and flash it over the stock rom with a custom recovery.....done
It doesn't contain a new recovery, kernel or hboot upgrade, therefore its installable from a custom recovery.
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oh I cant do it with the stock recovery ?
and why I dont get the update by OTA ?? :crying::crying:

vin4yak said:
Ask HTC
Just flash the latest firmware m8! But why do you want latest firmware? There are lot of posts which say wifi has become worse with the update...
Nwys it's your device, your choice! :good:
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I scared that I dont get the next update by ota damn maybe because Im now relocked and dont locked ? =\
everything is stock for me recovery boot.img only Im s-off and supercid 1111111
thats weird because I got ota before I moved to custom rom etc from 3.18 to 3.20
maybe use ruu ?
it keep saying that my phone is up to date and there are no updates available for my phone and there are I know this !!! XD
how to fix this ??

yuval111 said:
and why I dont get the update by OTA ?? :crying::crying:
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could be a few reasons. Firstly if you have a branded phone then you won't get the ota until your carrier decides to release it. However as this ota isn't important they may not decide to release it. If you've got an unbranded device then you get it when HTC releases it for your cid so maybe they haven't released it for your cid yet. Be patient, the update has only very recently been released. It takes time for them to push it to every phone
EDIT: Just found this post. It says you can't recieve ota updates with super cid???

yuval111 said:
I scared that I dont get the next update by ota damn maybe because Im now relocked and dont locked ? =\
everything is stock for me recovery boot.img only Im s-off and supercid 1111111
thats weird because I got ota before I moved to custom rom etc from 3.18 to 3.20
maybe use ruu ?
it keep saying that my phone is up to date and there are no updates available for my phone and there are I know this !!! XD
how to fix this ??
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OMG! Since you've got your One X, all you are doing is complain complain complain I have seen many posts/topics started by you...
Please read the forum, you will get your answers. For getting the OTA, you only need stock ROM + Stock recovery, that's it! It doesn't matter whether your bootloader is locked or relocked.
There is no RUU available for 3.20 base! It keeps saying your phone is upto date because the update might not have rolled out for your region?!!
There is nothing new in the .3 update! Only minor software update! If you really want that update then lol here's the way:
1. Unlock bootloader.
2. Flash custom recovery
3. Flash the OTA (Download from the ota thread)
4. Reboot!

BeatsByMessi said:
could be a few reasons. Firstly if you have a branded phone then you won't get the ota until your carrier decides to release it. However as this ota isn't important they may not decide to release it. If you've got an unbranded device then you get it when HTC releases it for your cid so maybe they haven't released it for your cid yet. Be patient, the update has only very recently been released. It takes time for them to push it to every phone
EDIT: Just found this post. It says you can't recieve ota updates with super cid???
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I recieved ota befroe like I told from 3.18 to 3.20

vin4yak said:
OMG! Since you've got your One X, all you are doing is complain complain complain I have seen many posts/topics started by you...
Please read the forum, you will get your answers. For getting the OTA, you only need stock ROM + Stock recovery, that's it! It doesn't matter whether your bootloader is locked or relocked.
There is no RUU available for 3.20 base! It keeps saying your phone is upto date because the update might not have rolled out for your region?!!
There is nothing new in the .3 update! Only minor software update! If you really want that update then lol here's the way:
1. Unlock bootloader.
2. Flash custom recovery
3. Flash the OTA (Download from the ota thread)
4. Reboot!
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is there a way that htc won't release it for supercids ? or maybe it has been dont released yet ?
and I heard that I can downgrade software version because im s-off thats mean I can for example use ruu 3.18

There is no 3.18 ruu. Only the 3.14. And yes you can usr it.

Questions Questions Questions questions questions!
You have an S-Off Hox you're one of the very few people who does! Stop complaining about every little problem.
No offence but I've seen you posting for every little problem on Dev threads and it shouldn't be allowed as some are bordering on ridiculous! 99% of your questions have already been answered elsewhere!
Just think yourself very lucky that you have an S-Off Hox as most people don't.
You do realise it's easier to brick a phone with S-Off? Once you've done that you're screwed so be careful with what you're doing and I suggest you read up on things a LOT more or you'll end up ruining your phone!

yuval111 said:
like the title said I just moved back to my stock nandroid backup (3.20.401.1) to use my waranty because crackling speakers I know there's now software version 3.20.401.3 I flashed stock recovery and everything and im now relocked bootloader and unrooted why when I use search for updates it can't find any ? what am I doin wrong ? does S-OFF with supercid device dont get ota's ?
thanks in advance
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HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE Super CID AND S-OFF ON A HTC ONE X !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Is far as I know it is impossible to have s-off on the Tegra HTC ONE X UNLESS someone at HTC does it for you.

desmond1303 said:
HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE Super CID AND S-OFF ON A HTC ONE X !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Is far as I know it is impossible to have s-off on the Tegra HTC ONE X UNLESS someone at HTC does it for you.
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Dude relax
Some phones just come as s-off out of the factory, or are s-off after repair.

Why would they come with S-OFF ?
That's kind of not fair, and how do the S-FF it when repairing, any way for us on S-ON to gain S-OFF that way ?

desmond1303 said:
Why would they come with S-OFF ?
That's kind of not fair, and how do the S-FF it when repairing, any way for us on S-ON to gain S-OFF that way ?
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I don't know the exact details but basically HTC repair centres have the right tools to S-Off a phone. Unfortunately these aren't made available to the public. Each repairer is issued one of these tools with a unique code/id so they can't be leaked out. Otherwise the person leaking them would easily be known and it's bye bye job. That's why it's so difficult to get S-Off and the Hox probably never will get it now.
Sent from My Calculator!

desmond1303 said:
HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE Super CID AND S-OFF ON A HTC ONE X !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Is far as I know it is impossible to have s-off on the Tegra HTC ONE X UNLESS someone at HTC does it for you.
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Yeah don't stress. I paid an extra 50 quid over the going rate to get an soff one and other than being easier to restore nandroids and not having to wait around for a jb ota I'm in the same boat as the rest of you. So lets say I've restored 50 nandroids its cost me 1 pound each time to save a few mins laptop faffing, maybe not worth it
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

Need some help with my M8 after flashing ROM

SO, let me start off by mentioning that I am not a noob, but I JUST got this HTC M8 ( moved from M7 ) , I unlocked the bootloader and flashed a custom recovery and rooted it, but I am having a problem every time I flash a custom ROM.... Any time after installing a custom ROM , the boot time on the phone becomes RIDICULOUS, I mean 5-10 mins EVERY time, not just initial boot ... The phone sits at the " this builld is for developers only blah blah blah" warning with the HTC logo in the back for a solid 5 mins usually, then the screen will turn off, and when I turn it on, it will be fine, but while it's in that state ( "loading?" ) if I receive a text message, I will still get both haptic and audio feedback, any ideas? I was trying to flash ARHD!
FLASHING STOCK ROM GETS RID OF THIS! ( but I want a custom ROM )

What custom rom and did you update your firmware already ?

I had the same issue. It's the firmware mismatch. The ROM is built on a different firmware than the one you are currently on.
Most of the time flashing the correct firmware will require S-off... (Sunshine was the only one that worked for me)
I've never run into this before on other phones or ROMs so it was definitely a learning experience for me.

Mr Hofs said:
What custom rom and did you update your firmware already ?
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ROM is Android Revolution HD and, no, I haven't updated my firmware yet. Is there a way to do it without S-OFF? Firewater doesn't work, and I realllllly can't afford to pay $25 for software to do it for me, after all , as a programmer, I know it's probably one line of code that changes it from firewater lol, in the end, they need to do the exact same thing, it's not like there's many different ways to achieve S-OFF, they all essentially follow the same process. Someone is just being greedy ( they probably designed SunShine for themselves, then thought " heyyyyyy profit", not cool in my books )
Liskrig said:
I had the same issue. It's the firmware mismatch. The ROM is built on a different firmware than the one you are currently on.
Most of the time flashing the correct firmware will require S-off... (Sunshine was the only one that worked for me)
I've never run into this before on other phones or ROMs so it was definitely a learning experience for me.
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Know of anyway to do it without S-OFF? I can't afford $25 for a S-OFF atm... Especially to fix such a stupid little issue...... ughhh... I already wanna switch back to my M7 lol....

OR a way to achieve S-OFF without Firewater or SunShine

tutchthesky7 said:
OR a way to achieve S-OFF without Firewater or SunShine
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No way to S-Off and fimware update without one of the two.

HTCNerdYoda said:
No way to S-Off and fimware update without one of the two.
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Thanks for the help, managed to find a way around!
I didn't S-OFF yet, but I reverted to stock, and did the 4.4.3 OTA which bumped my FIrmware version past the ARHD 10.2 version, and now it works flawlessly!

Yeah, it's firmware, I also had this issue until i fixed it few days ago. I'm s-on (can't go s-off) and I've made it to upgrade my firmware to the newest one.
I just downgraded to 1.54.401.10 (or something similar) and then did official OTA. Now I don't have problems with signal, wifi or long boot times.
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[q] m8 european developer edition, stock, unlocked and tampered with s-on

Plz help. I have htc one m8 developer edition its s_on, unlocked, tampered. I want to know will i ever receive ota updates? Because I'm still on 4.4.2.

w69 said:
Plz help. I have htc one m8 developer edition its s_on, unlocked, tampered. I want to know will i ever receive ota updates? Because I'm still on 4.4.2.
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If it is a true developer edition, you might try backing up, running one of the Developer Edition RUU's to get back to 100% stock, and then see if you can get the OTA update. If this was a conversion, make sure the CID/MID are correct (which requires S-off).

w69 said:
Plz help. I have htc one m8 developer edition its s_on, unlocked, tampered. I want to know will i ever receive ota updates? Because I'm still on 4.4.2.
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If its truly the Dev Edition, on the stock ROM and stock recovery, you should get OTA.

insert coin
redpoint73 said:
If its truly the Dev Edition, on the stock ROM and stock recovery, you should get OTA.
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bro i doubt its stock because it is also showin insert coin. are insert coin roms stock or custom??

w69 said:
Plz help. I have htc one m8 developer edition its s_on, unlocked, tampered. I want to know will i ever receive ota updates? Because I'm still on 4.4.2.
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lock the bootloader and flash then newest RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
Then simply unlock the bootloader
flash TWRP recovery and SuperSU and a kernel if you need system r/w

w69 said:
bro i doubt its stock because it is also showin insert coin. are insert coin roms stock or custom??
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Then why did you state in the thread title and OP "stock"?
InsertCoin is a custom ROM and not stock. So you need to return to a stock ROM to install OTA.
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lock the bootloader and flash then newest RUU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
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1540 is US Dev Edition, and the OP has Euro DE. The RUU likely will not run with incorrect CID, MID. And not sure this is the stock baseline he would want to be on.

Htc one m8 CID: 002, european, stock demo rom (receiving ota)
redpoint73 said:
Then why did you state in the thread title and OP "stock"?
InsertCoin is a custom ROM and not stock. So you need to return to a stock ROM to install OTA.
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1540 is US Dev Edition, and the OP has Euro DE. The RUU likely will not run with incorrect CID, MID. And not sure this is the stock baseline he would want to be on.
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ok i changed the custom insert coin rom to this demo rom unfortunately. yet my device is S-on, unlocked boot loader, its cid is 002, european model. the problem is i cant flash any other rom on this demo version rom. i only need a 100% stock rom (sense) to receive ota updates in future. plz reply asap cant use my phone the demo app comes again and again.

w69 said:
ok i changed the custom insert coin rom to this demo rom unfortunately. yet my device is S-on, unlocked boot loader, its cid is 002, european model. the problem is i cant flash any other rom on this demo version rom. i only need a 100% stock rom (sense) to receive ota updates in future. plz reply asap cant use my phone the demo app comes again and again.
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Whats a Demo Rom ?
do you have TWRP installed ?
Install this >> http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=One_M8_2.22.401.4_odexed.zip
That will get the phone working and Sunshine should get you s-off

clsA said:
Whats a Demo Rom ?
do you have TWRP installed ?
Install this >> http://www.androidrevolution.org/downloader/download.php?file=One_M8_2.22.401.4_odexed.zip
That will get the phone working and Sunshine should get you s-off
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yes i have twrp-2.8.1.0 installed. demo roms are those roms like in shops they have demo phones with playing demo videos again again in it. this rom is only supporting 2G. i used this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235 and copied the odexted zip to twrp. it runs successfully but after that phone is in same old condition. is it true that the odexted rom is not installing because im S_ON??
and tell me if i S_OFF will i get ota updates with the odexted rom? sunshine needs 25$. well havnt tried firewater on this demo rom. and bro the link u sent is not working.

w69 said:
is it true that the odexted rom is not installing because im S_ON??
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Don't know where you obtained that info, but its false. S-off is not needed to install any ROMs.
If the phone is a demo unit, you should have stated that right away in your top post. On a previous HTC device (One X) I believe the demo unit was very difficult, if not impossible to make fully functioning. But no idea if the same is true for the M8 demo unit you have.

redpoint73 said:
Don't know where you obtained that info, but its false. S-off is not needed to install any ROMs.
If the phone is a demo unit, you should have stated that right away in your top post. On a previous HTC device (One X) I believe the demo unit was very difficult, if not impossible to make fully functioning. But no idea if the same is true for the M8 demo unit you have.
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i have no ideo what was it. i got it from ebay. it had a custom rom 4.4.2 insert coin.i was not receiving fota thats y i thought to shift to full stock. on a facebook page of htc one M8 someone sent me a link to flash it and said its full stock rom. i flashed it with twrp but i came out demo. now im stuck. someone told if me i flash a custom rom again it will be fixed even if its S-ON. kindly tell me a good updated custom rom which doesnot require S-OFF.

w69 said:
on a facebook page of htc one M8 someone sent me a link to flash it and said its full stock rom.
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Sounds like you just got some random advice, with an unknown link and flashed it. Why on earth would you do such a thing? Stick to XDA, at least here you can go by reputation (number of thanks, Recongnized Contibutor, or Recognized Dev titles).
w69 said:
someone told if me i flash a custom rom again it will be fixed even if its S-ON. kindly tell me a good updated custom rom which doesnot require S-OFF.
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As I just said in my last response, you do not need S-off to flash any ROMs. If you want help, you need to start actually paying attention to the help that is being given to you. You are also making it very hard to help you, by not giving enough info, and just leaking it out little by little.
You say you can't flash any other ROMs, but that isn't enough information. What happens when you try to flash? Does it fail with an error message? Or flash successful, but doesn't boot? What other ROMs have you tried?
If you want to return to stock to receive OTAs, you will need to find and flash the appropriate nandroid and stock recovery for our CID. Stock backup collection can be found sticky at the top of the General section. There are also various guides on how to return to stock, if you need them just search.

redpoint73 said:
Sounds like you just got some random advice, with an unknown link and flashed it. Why on earth would you do such a thing? Stick to XDA, at least here you can go by reputation (number of thanks, Recongnized Contibutor, or Recognized Dev titles).
As I just said in my last response, you do not need S-off to flash any ROMs. If you want help, you need to start actually paying attention to the help that is being given to you. You are also making it very hard to help you, by not giving enough info, and just leaking it out little by little.
You say you can't flash any other ROMs, but that isn't enough information. What happens when you try to flash? Does it fail with an error message? Or flash successful, but doesn't boot? What other ROMs have you tried?
If you want to return to stock to receive OTAs, you will need to find and flash the appropriate nandroid and stock recovery for our CID. Stock backup collection can be found sticky at the top of the General section. There are also various guides on how to return to stock, if you need them just search.
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Thanx a lot for your help and concern. now i have installed android revolution rom. i think its good. will see for L rom in future. but the problem was that i found exact rom and rocovery for my device which is 401 wwe european having cid 002 latest HBoot . flashed it and flashing was successful but when i reboot the device its still the same. means the flash didnt work. yes u are right i was leaking out info a little. it was because i knew my device a little and i didnt know what is the current status of my device. now after reasearch of few days my mind is clear. thanx for your help and interest again. this page is a blessing for beginners like me.

w69 said:
Thanx a lot for your help and concern. now i have installed android revolution rom. i think its good. will see for L rom in future. but the problem was that i found exact rom and rocovery for my device which is 401 wwe european having cid 002 latest HBoot . flashed it and flashing was successful but when i reboot the device its still the same. means the flash didnt work. yes u are right i was leaking out info a little. it was because i knew my device a little and i didnt know what is the current status of my device. now after reasearch of few days my mind is clear. thanx for your help and interest again. this page is a blessing for beginners like me.
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I glad you got it working .. sorry about the dead link, i wish Mike would leave the old version on his site longer

[Q] Do I need to have the same firmware version as the custom ROMs base?

So I just got this phone last week and I've had my fair share of stock time and so I've been looking at a few custom ROMs here and I've noticed some things that might prove to be problematic for me. Before I ask my questions I just have to clarify that my CID is HTC__j15 (if that's relevant in any way)
1. Do I need to be running the same firmware as the custom ROM I'm about to flash? I'm currently running 1.95.401.4, so my question is that if the ROM is running for example 1.96.XXX.X, do i also need to have that firmware? Will I run into problems if I flash the ROM?
2. What if I wanted to flash a nougat ROM like Resurrection Remix or Leedroid, would I need to be running the new nougat firmware (even though it's only available in the US)??
3. I see some ROMs state that they're using the EU base, and from what I understand my phone is using the Middle East base (obviously cuz i'm in the Middle East). Would flashing an EU ROM cause any problems for me? I think that it shouldn't because after all it is the same device but I'm still unsure about it.
Thanks and sorry for newbie questions. I'm coming from a nexus 5 so u can see how all this would be so confusing for me??

Mohsenz22 said:
So I just got this phone last week and I've had my fair share of stock time and so I've been looking at a few custom ROMs here and I've noticed some things that might prove to be problematic for me. Before I ask my questions I just have to clarify that my CID is HTC__j15 (if that's relevant in any way)
1. Do I need to be running the same firmware as the custom ROM I'm about to flash? I'm currently running 1.95.401.4, so my question is that if the ROM is running for example 1.96.XXX.X, do i also need to have that firmware? Will I run into problems if I flash the ROM?
2. What if I wanted to flash a nougat ROM like Resurrection Remix or Leedroid, would I need to be running the new nougat firmware (even though it's only available in the US)??
3. I see some ROMs state that they're using the EU base, and from what I understand my phone is using the Middle East base (obviously cuz i'm in the Middle East). Would flashing an EU ROM cause any problems for me? I think that it shouldn't because after all it is the same device but I'm still unsure about it.
Thanks and sorry for newbie questions. I'm coming from a nexus 5 so u can see how all this would be so confusing for me
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I can only answer from my own experience, and I've only tried the three stock Nougat-based ROMs, so I can't answer regarding Resurrection, etc.
1. No.
2. No.
3. That I couldn't answer. I have the U.S. Unlocked direct from HTC. I used the SunShine app to S-OFF and keep the bootloader locked. With S-OFF, I changed the CID to a Super CID, and the MID. I can flash any RUU. In my case I am running the U.S. Unlocked firmware except for the radio which is the latest available from Verizon.

roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I can only answer from my own experience, and I've only tried the three stock Nougat-based ROMs, so I can't answer regarding Resurrection, etc.
1. No.
2. No.
3. That I couldn't answer. I have the U.S. Unlocked direct from HTC. I used the SunShine app to S-OFF and keep the bootloader locked. With S-OFF, I changed the CID to a Super CID, and the MID. I can flash any RUU. In my case I am running the U.S. Unlocked firmware except for the radio which is the latest available from Verizon.
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Thanks but hmmmm do u think the reason u haven't experienced any problems is that you've "S-OFF"ed or because u changed to a super CID?? Anyways thanks Imma unlock my bootloader and try as soon as I get home.

Mohsenz22 said:
Thanks but hmmmm do u think the reason u haven't experienced any problems is that you've "S-OFF"ed or because u changed to a super CID?? Anyways thanks Imma unlock my bootloader and try as soon as I get home.
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I don't know how to answer that. I don't think either has anything to do with my particular success on my latest ROM setup. Before this latest set of flashes at one point I had flashed the entire Verizon RUU in order to make sure I got the phone working on Verizon before I flashed a custom ROM, and flashing the Verizon RUU on my Unlocked HTC 10 required me to change my CID, and you can't change the CID without being S-OFF. Since I was changing my CID, there wasn't any reason for me to not use the SuperCID, which effectively means I shouldn't ever have to change my CID again.
And I was wrong regarding MID - in my case, I probably didn't change the MID as it should've already been what it needed to be.

Upgrading to N Firmware?

I'm re-asking this question despite other threads that already talk about this because my case could be unique and i need to be sure that i don't break the phone. Because i don't own it anymore.
Anyway,
This one is running on Venom 4.6.0 with M firmware. The guy i sold the phone to needs me to flash N firmware on it before he picks it up tomorrow.
Can someone tell me how i should go about upgrading my firmware?
I can provide any detail as requested.
Many thanks.

Helhound0 said:
I'm re-asking this question despite other threads that already talk about this because my case could be unique and i need to be sure that i don't break the phone. Because i don't own it anymore.
Anyway,
This one is running on Venom 4.6.0 with M firmware. The guy i sold the phone to needs me to flash N firmware on it before he picks it up tomorrow.
Can someone tell me how i should go about upgrading my firmware?
I can provide any detail as requested.
Many thanks.
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Does the guy expect the phone to have a custom rom or a stock Nougat rom? Of course, if he were to buy the phone brand new it would have the stock rom.
You could flash the firmware from sneakyghost then dirty flash Venom making sure you select the updated firmware in Aroma. Or you could go completely stock with an ruu from htc. Here is sneakyghost's firmware page. Get one of the no-wipe zips....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/development/firmware-t3068243

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Does the guy expect the phone to have a custom rom or a stock Nougat rom? Of course, if he were to buy the phone brand new it would have the stock rom.
You could flash the firmware from sneakyghost then dirty flash Venom making sure you select the updated firmware in Aroma. Or you could go completely stock with an ruu from htc. Here is sneakyghost's firmware page. Get one of the no-wipe zips....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/development/firmware-t3068243
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The guy that bought it said he wants a custom firmware as long as it gets OTA updates. If not the stock ROM.
Venom has ota.. so i'm thinking i should dirty flash..

comstockload said:
Does the guy expect the phone to have a custom rom or a stock Nougat rom? Of course, if he were to buy the phone brand new it would have the stock rom.
You could flash the firmware from sneakyghost then dirty flash Venom making sure you select the updated firmware in Aroma. Or you could go completely stock with an ruu from htc. Here is sneakyghost's firmware page. Get one of the no-wipe zips....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/development/firmware-t3068243
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Dude, just to clarify this phone is on S-ON mode.
All the RUUs by SneakyGhost are S-OFF only right?
What should i do?
Also, i'm very confused as to if there's a requirement for me to download the correct RUU for my phone's region..?

I'd really just download your matching RUU (zip or exe) and falsh it back to stock.
As long as your CID matches the RUU there is no need for S-OFF or anything like that.
What's your current CID?

I think the buyer is asking too much to be honest.
Either return to stock and sell it to him, which is what id do, root should be done by the user otherwise you're always going to be helping him out, upgrading etc, unless he knows what he's doing, in which case he can do it himself anyway.
Or
You pay for sunshine (add the cost to the phone) and upgrade the firmware using sneakyghosts firmwares, then tell the buyer if he wants to upgrade the rom you need to do it himself.
Devs who make roms are not carriers, otas? Lol he's asking for way too much, you have no control of a developers delivery method so the buyer simply can't demand that of you and you shouldn't agree to it.