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Hi everyone,
This is my first post on XDA and i'm actually thrilled.
So I have the Taiwanese unlocked model of the HTC One (M8) and I'm thinking over fully converting it to a GPE with the famous RUU.
I tried searching the forums but couldn't find a strict answer for my issue: If I fully convert my device, I know this means the radio image will also change to the stock one of the GPE version.
What does it mean? Will I lose signal because this is a different radio image than the Asian one? Do I have to change the radio image after installing the RUU.zip?
I'm fairly new to modifying my devices so take it easy on me.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE.
Nimi.
If it's anything like the regular M8, you can just reflash the radio of your choice.
HTC One M8
Elisha said:
If it's anything like the regular M8, you can just reflash the radio of your choice.
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Yes, It is anything like the regular GSM M8, just the CPU runs at 2.5GHZ rather than 2.3 on US models, and of course it supports different bands.
So, I do everything just like the tutorials say and after im finished I can reflash the Taiwanese radio for example? Will I still get OTA updates?
Thanks!
You should be able to. But you may want to wait until someone with the Asian version can confirm. If you want to test it out, flash the 4.4.3 GPE ruu and see if you get the 4.4.4 OTA.
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Elisha said:
You should be able to. But you may want to wait until someone with the Asian version can confirm. If you want to test it out, flash the 4.4.3 GPE ruu and see if you get the 4.4.4 OTA.
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Sounds like a good idea, Thanks!
Anyone here with the Asian model that has converted to GPE?
Please.
UP!
Please, Anyone else can help here..?
Thanks!
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UP!
Please, Anyone else can help here..?
Thanks!
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I have Asian version. And I have rooted to convert to GPE. Everytime I install the GPE rom or OTA update. I always have to flash the asian radio so that I will get signal. I wish there was a way such that OTA will install and know that an Asian radio is required; or maybe something that will prevent my radio from being overwritten.
About the question if you'll get OTA updates automatically, I remember you have to modify you CID or MID or something. You will have to look up for that...
I have the Asian model as well, I converted over and placed the asian radio in the ruu zip before flashing, and now whenever i get an ota it doesnt change the radio
hi guys. yesterday i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my m8. is a unbranded cid_332. i made a nandroid backup too.
no s-off yet. what i want is to change my ROM to another that is already at 4.4.4 version and can receive faster updates from htc, how can i do that?
another thing is my m8 doesnt connect to 4g network, but in the box it says that is 2600mhz compatible, if i change the radio will it work?
also i want to try viper and insertcoin roms but later i want to go back to stock but with another cid to receive faster updates.
thanks.
leandronb said:
hi guys. yesterday i unlocked my bootloader and rooted my m8. is a unbranded cid_332. i made a nandroid backup too.
no s-off yet. what i want is to change my ROM to another that is already at 4.4.4 version and can receive faster updates from htc, how can i do that?
another thing is my m8 doesnt connect to 4g network, but in the box it says that is 2600mhz compatible, if i change the radio will it work?
also i want to try viper and insertcoin roms but later i want to go back to stock but with another cid to receive faster updates.
thanks.
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Method to get fastest updates would probably be to s-off and fully convert to GPE.
When you say 4G, you mean HSPA or LTE?
Being able to get OTA is pretty different from being able to flash custom ROMs. Namely, you need custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. And you need to have a stock ROM and stock recovery to install OTAs. So flip-flopping back and forth is not that straightforward. I'd suggest picking one and sticking with it.
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Method to get fastest updates would probably be to s-off and fully convert to GPE.
When you say 4G, you mean HSPA or LTE?
Being able to get OTA is pretty different from being able to flash custom ROMs. Namely, you need custom recovery to flash custom ROMs. And you need to have a stock ROM and stock recovery to install OTAs. So flip-flopping back and forth is not that straightforward. I'd suggest picking one and sticking with it.
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i mean LTE. right now i just reverted to stock rom and stock kernel. my device is not possible to have s-off wven with sunshine.
i wanted to s-off, change my CID to another one like dev edition or international unlocked, change rom to unlocked edition and then flash stock recovery from unlocked to being able to receive OTA faster.
is like change my htc m8 variant from cid_332 to cid_001
leandronb said:
i mean LTE. right now i just reverted to stock rom and stock kernel. my device is not possible to have s-off wven with sunshine.
i wanted to s-off, change my CID to another one like dev edition or international unlocked, change rom to unlocked edition and then flash stock recovery from unlocked to being able to receive OTA faster.
is like change my htc m8 variant from cid_332 to cid_001
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Sunshine only works on the stock ROM, if I'm not mistaken. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure.
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Sunshine only works on the stock ROM, if I'm not mistaken. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure.
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i was stock, just rooted. i think in version 3.0 will work. i was too excited to convert to gpe and try lollipop.
leandronb said:
i was stock, just rooted. i think in version 3.0 will work. i was too excited to convert to gpe and try lollipop.
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The GPE models won't be getting Lollipop for a couple of weeks, maybe a month or more.
It hasn't been pushed to the Nexus devices yet, either. Probably a a few days to a week or so for that.
Hey guys,
I've been searching but couldn't find anything that really helps with my problem. I bought an HTC One M8 last year, it was supposed to be unlocked from factory but when it arrived it turned out it was an unlocked AT&T model. Anyways so I tried to root the phone but it was already rooted and running a TWRP (I don't know how this happened as the phone was sealed when I got it) I have no problem with this but as the phone is rooted and doesn't have the stock recovery I can't get any OTA and I'm still in 4.4.2. I was wondering if any of you guys could help me update my device to stock 5.0.1 without flashing a custom ROM.
Thanks
rj.camargo said:
I've been searching but couldn't find anything that really helps with my problem. I bought an HTC One M8 last year, it was supposed to be unlocked from factory but when it arrived it turned out it was an unlocked AT&T model. Anyways so I tried to root the phone but it was already rooted and running a TWRP (I don't know how this happened as the phone was sealed when I got it) I have no problem with this but as the phone is rooted and doesn't have the stock recovery I can't get any OTA and I'm still in 4.4.2. I was wondering if any of you guys could help me update my device to stock 5.0.1 without flashing a custom ROM.
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First off, there is no stock 5.0.1 for the AT&T version yet. There isn't even a 4.4.4 released yes (although it might be anytime soon).
Further, you aren't going to receive any OTAs since you aren't connected to the AT&T network. Some folks not specifically familiar with AT&T will disagree, saying the OTAs will come over WiFi even if not connected to the specific carrier. But AT&T is pretty unique in this regard (well, maybe other carriers in the US do it too, but not WWE versions).
You can download an official RUU to upgrade to 4.4.3. Then wait for RUUs to be posted for 4.4.4 and/or 5.0.1. That is all you can do at this time without s-off. With s-off, you can convert to any version you want, and get official OTAs that way (such as convert to WWE version), or run the US Developer's Edition 5.0 RUU.
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First off, there is no stock 5.0.1 for the AT&T version yet. There isn't even a 4.4.4 released yes (although it might be anytime soon).
Further, you aren't going to receive any OTAs since you aren't connected to the AT&T network. Some folks not specifically familiar with AT&T will disagree, saying the OTAs will come over WiFi even if not connected to the specific carrier. But AT&T is pretty unique in this regard (well, maybe other carriers in the US do it too, but not WWE versions).
You can download an official RUU to upgrade to 4.4.3. Then wait for RUUs to be posted for 4.4.4 and/or 5.0.1. That is all you can do at this time without s-off. With s-off, you can convert to any version you want, and get official OTAs that way (such as convert to WWE version), or run the US Developer's Edition 5.0 RUU.
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Excuse me but what is WWE exactly? Ok so my two options are use sunshine to make my htc s-off and convert to another version or flash a custom rom with 5.0.1?
Thanks for your help.
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Excuse me but what is WWE exactly?
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World Wide English. Which doesn't really say much. Its the "international" version sold in Europe and other places.
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Ok so my two options are use sunshine to make my htc s-off and convert to another version or flash a custom rom with 5.0.1?
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Nope, your second option won't work. You need firmware on your phone that is compatible with 5.0.1, otherwise WiFi will be broken, and.or extreme long boot times (>10 minutes). And the only way to update your firmware is with s-off (until AT&T releases more updates).
So really, if you want to update now, your only option is s-off.
Ok dude, thanks for your help. I guess I'll have to s-off
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Ok dude, thanks for your help. I guess I'll have to s-off
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If you want to update now, that is what I suggest. I don't see LP coming to AT&T for another month at least, and it might be even longer than that (months). We're still waiting for 4.4.4.
Be sure to check bootloader and confirm if its s-on or s-off (says one or the other near the top of the hboot screen). Since it was already rooted and bootloader unlocked, who knows, you might have lucked out and gotten a phone that is already s-off as well.
Yeah and like you said if I'm not connected to the AT&T network I might never get the update so it is the only option. BTW I checked and it's S-On =(
Thanks for your help.
I bought a refurbished, factory unlocked HTC one m8 off eBay in February. I just got my hands on it last week. I live in India.
I have some experience with rooting the phone and installing custom rims. I'm currently using the HTC one m7 with ViperOne 8.0.0 on top.
I have a few questions that I need to find the answer to before I do anything on the m8.
1. What are the methods to s-off the phone?
Bootloader unlocked using htcdev
Hboot version is - 3.16
Running stock Rom 4.4.2, that I'm assuming comes with an at&t m8
2. Do I need to flash a firmware/radio for the phone to work in India?
3. Do I need to be looking at custom roms made specifically for the at&t version? Or can I flash any Rom built for the international version?
4. Is there a way to convert the phone to an international firmware/radio, etc. So I can flash Rom/mod meant for international version?
I'm not sure I explained my questions correctly, please ask if further info/explanation is required
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I bought a refurbished, factory unlocked HTC one m8 off eBay in February. I just got my hands on it last week. I live in India.
I have some experience with rooting the phone and installing custom rims. I'm currently using the HTC one m7 with ViperOne 8.0.0 on top.
I have a few questions that I need to find the answer to before I do anything on the m8.
1. What are the methods to s-off the phone?
Bootloader unlocked using htcdev
Hboot version is - 3.16
Running stock Rom 4.4.2, that I'm assuming comes with an at&t m8
2. Do I need to flash a firmware/radio for the phone to work in India?
3. Do I need to be looking at custom roms made specifically for the at&t version? Or can I flash any Rom built for the international version?
4. Is there a way to convert the phone to an international firmware/radio, etc. So I can flash Rom/mod meant for international version?
I'm not sure I explained my questions correctly, please ask if further info/explanation is required
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And you be flashing Viper again I assume.
You'll need to use Sunshine S-Off. It cost $25, but it is guaranteed to work. They run a diagnostic check to make sure, and only ask for the payment then.
Once you are S-Off, you can go superCID and flash the 4.16.401.10 RUU, or flash the same version firmware.
In your situation, I would run the RUU instead of just flashing the firmware. Just my opinion. You could probably just flash the firmware at that point. The RUU is always the safest method though.
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And you be flashing Viper again I assume.
You'll need to use Sunshine S-Off. It cost $25, but it is guaranteed to work. They run a diagnostic check to make sure, and only ask for the payment then.
Once you are S-Off, you can go superCID and flash the 4.16.401.10 RUU, or flash the same version firmware.
In your situation, I would run the RUU instead of just flashing the firmware. Just my opinion. You could probably just flash the firmware at that point. The RUU is always the safest method though.
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I most probably will be flashing viperone
Though I might have multi Rom set up on it
Thanks for the answer btw!
Just one more question, what is superCID?
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2. Do I need to flash a firmware/radio for the phone to work in India?
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It depends on whether the bands needed to work on your carrier (3G and LTE, if applicable) are already supported by the AT&T version. If not, then you need to flash a radio that does support your carrier's bands.
Hi. I have a M9 with model id 0PJA100. I bought it unlocked and s-off. One day, I flashed this rom named ICE with android nougat. After that, I cannot use my mobile data. I installed back stock rom to this phone and it is still the same. I can answer call and sms but I cannot get any mobile data. Today, I flashed Viper M9 v6 (nougat) and during the setup, I got H+ signal only for a few second and then it dissapeared. I dont really understand the problem and managed to install a lot of rom before. If anyone have any idea that can possibly make this device working, please reply to this thread. I hate to use my 5s as daily driver.
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Hi. I have a M9 with model id 0PJA100. I bought it unlocked and s-off. One day, I flashed this rom named ICE with android nougat. After that, I cannot use my mobile data. I installed back stock rom to this phone and it is still the same. I can answer call and sms but I cannot get any mobile data. Today, I flashed Viper M9 v6 (nougat) and during the setup, I got H+ signal only for a few second and then it dissapeared. I dont really understand the problem and managed to install a lot of rom before. If anyone have any idea that can possibly make this device working, please reply to this thread. I hate to use my 5s as daily driver.
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Has your phone's firmware been updated to Nougat? What OS version does your phone report?
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Has your phone's firmware been updated to Nougat? What OS version does your phone report?
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I came from marshmallow stock rom 3.37 firmware but verizon version since i thought that my phone is verizon edition. Do i need to flash stock nougat before changing to nougat based custom rom?
Access point names. Change it to what you carrier uses or get them to send it to your phone.
abdinsyakirin said:
I came from marshmallow stock rom 3.37 firmware but verizon version since i thought that my phone is verizon edition. Do i need to flash stock nougat before changing to nougat based custom rom?
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Yes you do. If you flash a nougat based rom over marshmallow it wont boot.
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shivadow said:
Access point names. Change it to what you carrier uses or get them to send it to your phone.
Yes you do. If you flash a nougat based rom over marshmallow it wont boot.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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I've changed the apn but still the same. I will try flashing nougat based firmware and then give u my feedback. U have any link for the firmware?
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Hi. I have a M9 with model id 0PJA100.
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abdinsyakirin said:
I came from marshmallow stock rom 3.37 firmware but verizon version since i thought that my phone is verizon edition.
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That's not the Verizon MID. Don't flash anything unless you definetely know which version of the M9 you own.
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U have any link for the firmware?
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Did Verizon already release the android N update? I haven't heard of it, yet.
shivadow said:
If you flash a nougat based rom over marshmallow it wont boot.
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Are you sure? I know that this was the case when you tried to use an android M rom with an android L firmware. However, I haven't heard of such cases after people flashed an android N rom on an android M firmware. Sometimes newer HTC stock roms/stock-based custom roms are booting fine on older firmware versions (but that doesn't mean that there won't be any other issues due to the mismatch of the rom base and the current firmware).
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That's not the Verizon MID. Don't flash anything unless you definetely know which version of the M9 you own.
Did Verizon already release the android N update? I haven't heard of it, yet.
Are you sure? I know that this was the case when you tried to use an android M rom with an android L firmware. However, I haven't heard of such cases after people flashed an android N rom on an android M firmware. Sometimes newer HTC stock roms/stock-based custom roms are booting fine on older firmware versions (but that doesn't mean that there won't be any other issues due to the mismatch of the rom base and the current firmware).
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Yes i just know that my phone is an international version. Before this i thought it was verizon m9. Verizon did not release any nougat based firmware. But i think there is international version of nougat available
For the marshmallow to nougat question, i encountered some issues with the other rom. Some roms doesnt boot up and some others stuck on setup wizard since wifi cannot be enable.
So do u think i need to flash international version of nougat on my phone? Will it fix this mobile network problem.
abdinsyakirin said:
So do u think i need to flash international version of nougat on my phone? Will it fix this mobile network problem.
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If you already flashed a Verizon firmware then you definetely need to flash a GSM RUU and should hope that your phone didn't get damaged unrecoverably. GSM devices and CDMA firmware (or vice versa) aren't compatible with each other.
Did you change your CID or your MID somewhen in the past? If not then please boot to download mode and tell us what version is stated behind "OS". If you did then I hope you wrote down your original MID and CID. At the moment I'd recommend you to flash whatever RUU belongs to your original firmware version since the issues you describe shouldn't happen if you use the correct stock rom.
After all reception problems on the stock rom got solved we can think about updating your phone to android 7 but at the moment we should only make one step at a time.
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If you already flashed a Verizon firmware then you definetely need to flash a GSM RUU and should hope that your phone didn't get damaged unrecoverably. GSM devices and CDMA firmware (or vice versa) aren't compatible with each other.
Did you change your CID or your MID somewhen in the past? If not then please boot to download mode and tell us what version is stated behind "OS". If you did then I hope you wrote down your original MID and CID. At the moment I'd recommend you to flash whatever RUU belongs to your original firmware version since the issues you describe shouldn't happen if you use the correct stock rom.
After all reception problems on the stock rom got solved we can think about updating your phone to android 7 but at the moment we should only make one step at a time.
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My phone has SuperCID. Based on download mode, the OS- 3.37.605.13. Model ID 0PJA100 as stated before. I think the OS version is vzw not wwe since i flashed the vzw before. Actually, I bricked this device after i had my "mobile data disconnected" problem and asked somebody to help me fix it, and he flashed that firmware version (it is my fault since i thought this phone is verizon m9).
So, should I fully flash the wwe 3.35 firmware? Or what?
That's odd. I would have expected the current MID to be 0PJA30000. Did the MID get changed back to its original state after you flashed the Verizon RUU? Normally the M9 shouldn't accept a RUU if the MID doesn't match. Even the SCID won't change this fact, anymore, as it did on older HTC phones. Or are you talking about the original MID of the phone that is stated on the backside of the phone? I assume the answer to this question is yes since the MID you're talking about is two zeros too short for being a digital MID. Only the engraving on the backside of the phone uses this short version of MIDs.
Revert the SCID to one of the CIDs that belong to SKU 401 (but don't choose the demo unit CID HTC__002), if needed revert the MID to the one that belongs to this SKU and then flash the 3.35.401.12 RUU. Instructions can be found in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread (the stickied one in the Q&A section and the General section).
After you flashed the GSM RUU your phone should be working normally, again, if the Verizon RUU didn't damage it unrecoverably. In addition, you should be able to install two OTAs (the latter is the update for Android 7) via the software update function of the phone.
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That's odd. I would have expected the current MID to be 0PJA30000. Did the MID get changed back to its original state after you flashed the Verizon RUU? Normally the M9 shouldn't accept a RUU if the MID doesn't match. Even the SCID won't change this fact, anymore, as it did on older HTC phones. Or are you talking about the original MID of the phone that is stated on the backside of the phone? I assume the answer to this question is yes since the MID you're talking about is two zeros too short for being a digital MID. Only the engraving on the backside of the phone uses this short version of MIDs.
Revert the SCID to one of the CIDs that belong to SKU 401 (but don't choose the demo unit CID HTC__002), if needed revert the MID to the one that belongs to this SKU and then flash the 3.35.401.12 RUU. Instructions can be found in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread (the stickied one in the Q&A section and the General section).
After you flashed the GSM RUU your phone should be working normally, again, if the Verizon RUU didn't damage it unrecoverably. In addition, you should be able to install two OTAs (the latter is the update for Android 7) via the software update function of the phone.
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Oh yes the MID changed to 0PJA30000, sorry for my last reply, that one i referred to the back engraving of m9. Im gonna change the CID and flash the firmware version u talked about. I will give you an update once I done it.
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That's odd. I would have expected the current MID to be 0PJA30000. Did the MID get changed back to its original state after you flashed the Verizon RUU? Normally the M9 shouldn't accept a RUU if the MID doesn't match. Even the SCID won't change this fact, anymore, as it did on older HTC phones. Or are you talking about the original MID of the phone that is stated on the backside of the phone? I assume the answer to this question is yes since the MID you're talking about is two zeros too short for being a digital MID. Only the engraving on the backside of the phone uses this short version of MIDs.
Revert the SCID to one of the CIDs that belong to SKU 401 (but don't choose the demo unit CID HTC__002), if needed revert the MID to the one that belongs to this SKU and then flash the 3.35.401.12 RUU. Instructions can be found in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread (the stickied one in the Q&A section and the General section).
After you flashed the GSM RUU your phone should be working normally, again, if the Verizon RUU didn't damage it unrecoverably. In addition, you should be able to install two OTAs (the latter is the update for Android 7) via the software update function of the phone.
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I dont get any mobile network, even worse than before. I flashed 3.35.401.12 like u told so. Do i need to flash it manually by extracting the folder and flash all the img inside it independently? If u have any suggestion let me know.
UPDATE: Actually i dont think the problem is with verizon firmware since I had the problem after I flashed ICE nougat rom (I came from SDreamTeam Sense8 rom). After that I bricked the device and told other person to help me flash vzw firmware because I thought it was verizon m9. This problem is very weird and i dont know how to relate the ICE rom with my current problem. OP of ICE rom said the rom not compatible with verizon m9 but since this phone is not verizon m9, i dont think there should be a problem right?
The RUU needs to get flashed via the SD card method that is described in the ReadMe thread.
As written there and in some of my posts in this thread, GSM devices and CDMA firmware (or vice versa) aren't compatible with each other due to the different partition layouts. Therefore, cross-flashing can lead to unrecoverable damages.
I can't tell you what happened while you've been using ICE and therefore I can't tell you whether your phone had been in a recoverable state at that time. However, chances are high that flashing a Verizon RUU instead of the correct GSM RUU was the nail in the coffin of your phone. Sorry, that I don't have better news.
Edit: Oh, and please remove the quote from your last post. It's not necessary to quote me every time you post here.
Flippy498 said:
That's not the Verizon MID. Don't flash anything unless you definetely know which version of the M9 you own.
Did Verizon already release the android N update? I haven't heard of it, yet.
Are you sure? I know that this was the case when you tried to use an android M rom with an android L firmware. However, I haven't heard of such cases after people flashed an android N rom on an android M firmware. Sometimes newer HTC stock roms/stock-based custom roms are booting fine on older firmware versions (but that doesn't mean that there won't be any other issues due to the mismatch of the rom base and the current firmware).
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Exactly that, it's not worth the risk seeing as many people have reported that their phone won't boot after mismatching roms to base firmware. Updating to a nougat custom rom to a marshmallow firmware would be bad as the api's are completely different and would explain the non booting situation.
So, until someone can confirm that flashing a nougat custom rom over a marshmallow base is 100% safe I'm going to swing with "yes I'm sure".
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shivadow said:
So, until someone can confirm that flashing a nougat custom rom over a marshmallow base is 100% safe I'm going to swing with "yes I'm sure".
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Re-read what I posted. I never said that it would be "100% safe" *. Of course there'll be problems due to the mismatch. I was only asking whether there have been reports about bootloops. (Btw, Android n and Android m don't differ as much as Android m and Android l did.) And according to this post the brick didn't happen directly after flashing the nougat rom.
However, I searched through the dev section yesterday and according to the Viper thread and the 4.x TWRP Backup thread people have been able to boot nougat roms on Android m. A lot of them faced problems. E.g. I have read about many user who used the old firmware and faced overheating and/or battery drain problems in the backup thread. They all needed to root their rom for getting rid of the problems. (Altough I personally can't explain why SuperSU should be able to fix those problems...) It seems like users with the newer firmware on the other hand don't necessarily have to face these issues. Take my phone as an example. It's running just fine without any heat and/or battery problems.
* Although I think that the usage of "safe" might imply that flashing a rom might damage your phone and that's not the case. The worst things that can happen are a bootloop or if the rom is booting fine some lags/bugs. Only flashing an incompatible firmware (via a RUU or a firmware pack) leads to damages.
Edit: Don't know how I could forget that but the answer to the OP's original problem with the reception on ICE is probably explained with Q1 of the FAQ section.
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Flippy498 said:
After you flashed the GSM RUU your phone should be working normally, again, if the Verizon RUU didn't damage it unrecoverably. In addition, you should be able to install two OTAs (the latter is the update for Android 7) via the software update function of the phone.
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Since u didn't reply, i assume my device now damaged unrecoverably right?
EDIT: SORRY, I DID NOT GET ANY NOTIFICATION AND DONT READ THIS FORUM. VERY SORRY MY BAD. I AM VERY NEWBIE IN THIS KIND OF THINK.
Flippy498 said:
Edit: Don't know how I could forget that but the answer to the OP's original problem with the reception on ICE is probably explained with Q1 of the FAQ section.
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Thanks for the reply. Again sorry for my previous quote just now. Yes i read that q&a section and i did not have any of the problem except no mobile internet data. I can receive and make a phone call. Only mobile internet data. I am from 3.35 firmware if i am not mistaken since there was no official update after I purchased the phone. But NOW, I faced the problem after flashed GSM RUU. I do it twice, through exe and sdcard method. I also changed my CID and MID as u told me to.
The thing is that we don't know your original CID and your original firmware version. Not every SKU had a 3.35.x firmware version. That's why I'm guessing what the first problem might have been. If you say that there hasn't been any update at that time you probably used one of the SKUs that didn't have a 3.35.x firmware since those are the majority of SKUs that received the Android n update at a later time. But again, I can only assume what happened.
The problems you're facing now are probably a consequence of the cross-flashing. If flashing a GSM RUU could fix them then they're unrecoverable.
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The thing is that we don't know your original CID and your original firmware version. Not every SKU had a 3.35.x firmware version. That's why I'm guessing what the first problem might have been. If you say that there hasn't been any update at that time you probably used one of the SKUs that didn't have a 3.35.x firmware since those are the majority of SKUs that received the Android n update at a later time. But again, I can only assume what happened.
The problems you're facing now are probably a consequence of the cross-flashing. If flashing a GSM RUU could fix them then they're unrecoverable.
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So if i can find my original firmware version, i can solve this problem (if the verizon does not damage it) by flashing that version on my phone right? The only thing that I remember on my phone after i bought it is, it does not have any bloatware such as kid mode app, and when i clicked on software update, it said "please connect to XXXX to check an update" or something like that. XXXX referred to service provider in usa but i dont remember what company it was. I think there are still hope to recover this device.
I don't think that we can recover the phone even if we knew it's original firmware. That's why they're called "unrecoverable" damages.
For a GSM M9 it doesn't matter which RUU you flash (as long as it isn't a CDMA RUU). So if one GSM RUU didn't fix the situation then a different one won't be able to do so, either. And that's the reason why the ReadMe thread warns everybody not to cross-flash firmware files.
That part of my last post you're referring to was an explanation why I think that you faced problems with ICE. It has nothing to do with your current situation.
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