Hello bought a HTC One M8 AT & T on ebay. The device is wonderful, but it came locked.
I did unlock the bootloader with the help of these following tutorials:
http://theunlockr.com/2014/04/19/root-htc-one-m8-all-in-one-toolkit-method-video/
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-to/unlock-bootloader-root-your-htc-one-m8-0154444/
I believe it was successful. I'm having trouble making the change of S-on to S-off. First tried this tutorial:
http://theunlockr.com/2014/05/07/gain-s-htc-one-m8-video/
But when I use the command "/ data / local / tmp / firewater" nothing happens, just in time to change S-on to S-off.
After this attempt, I used this other tutorial:
http://htc-one.wonderhowto.com/how-...-one-m8-install-custom-firmware-mods-0154461/
Installed via recovery, Flash InsertCoin ROM. The same has been installed. But when I use the method firewater, nothing happens when I use "su" command inside shell. The SuperSU is installed on the device, but when I ask for permissions fastboot adb, does not appear in the application device.
I do not know what else to do, if anyone can help me.
Below the image of the bootloader. I do not know if it's because I bought the device in the USA and brought to Brazil, but it appears that the radio and the OpenDSP are invalid.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bsn118edzlrsatn/IMAG1586.jpg?dl=0
Thank you
There's 2 ways to s-off commonly used, firewater... Which doesn't always work. And if not that, then Sunshine, which costs 25 bucks. Well worth it if you ask me.
After s-off... I think you can unlock Sim, though I've never needed to do it yet, and I also can't speak for your device of ours possible.
Perhaps someone will confirm or not. ?
KJ said:
There's 2 ways to s-off commonly used, firewater... Which doesn't always work. And if not that, then Sunshine, which costs 25 bucks. Well worth it if you ask me.
After s-off... I think you can unlock Sim, though I've never needed to do it yet, and I also can't speak for your device of ours possible.
Perhaps someone will confirm or not. ?
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Today I tried to use the method sunshine, but it was not possible because just installing InsertCoin flash that comes with version 4.4.3 of Android. How do I get back to stock rom in order to use the method sunshine?
Thanks
There's a rom you can flash that it apparently will work with.... I think.... I say think.... It's maximus or something like that?
I may be wrong on that. You'd have to search on what rom will work with Sunshine.
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Hello fellow TMO brethren....
I just got the M8 maybe a week ago... I was busy and had to wait before I could pull up XDA and start reading about this phone (getting root, etc.). Before this, I unfortunately allowed a few updates (2 maybe?) to install, which I believe will prevent me from using Firewater for S-Off... but no big deal....will get sunshine when I need it. However, though firewater won't work, I had no problem using HTCDev to unlock the bootloader (didn't know of towelroot at the time), flashing TWRP 2.8.0.1, and installing SuperSU....so I am currently rooted with stock Rom...
Further...I have not touched any applications. And although I have unlocked the bootloader using HTCDev, my calculator and flashlight are still available. I have read in this M8 general forum that the flashlight and calculator are deleted when you unlock the bootloader using HTCDev... This did not happen to me. Does anyone know if this is this just a T-Mobile thing? or has this changed for all carriers?
Anyway, I am now getting notice for yet another update...So I might as well install it. As we all know, I need to re-flash the stock recovery to get the OTA. Here is where I am confused. My current firmware is 2.22.531.5. I don't know what firmware I had a week ago when the phone was purchased.
This was the info on the bootloader screen yesterday, immediately prior to unlocking the BL or rooting the phone:
[btw, can someone tell me how to do a info dump from the bootloader?? is it just an option I missed?]
*** LOCKED ***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.18.0.0000
Radio-1.19.213311491.03G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-2.22.531.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Jul 16 2014,03:33:24.0
1. My first question is what version of the stock recovery do I use?? On the page that contains the stock recoveries, it only shows these two:
Stock Recovery - 1.12.531.19
Stock Recovery - 1.57.531.7
2. Secondly, and I am really irritated about this.... but I never went and accepted the Google Drive free 65GB promo offered by HTC. When I start google drive it states it cannot determine the user (or something like that). I read elsewhere that this is because I unlocked the bootloader. I will do whatever it takes to get HTC to give me this because I think it is pretty low that they would invalidate the offer to anyone who has unlocked the bootloader pursuant to their website, their instructions, and their so-called "open atitude". Obviously I can re-lock the bootloader, but I do not know if that will matter. Plus... if they say that I requested a token .bin file to unlock, I can say that I changed my mind and decided not too. OR, I can get Sunshine, get s-off, and use the s-off ability to relock the bootloader. Does anyone have any advice on any of this?
3. Any general advice from anyone based on the info above??? (lI don't want to foreclose any other options by upgrading or whatever... ).
Thank you very much in advance!
P
NB: Wanted to mention that last night I was about to use Titanium to freeze and/or uninstall some crap software I didn't want, and to that end, disabled Amazon, Facebook, Facebook for HTC, and Kid Zone (and uninstalled Amazon MP3, which is not a system app). Just an FYI... disabling one (or more) of these apps (maybe Kid Zone?) prevented Wifi calling from functioning correctly...it would not let me call and every in-call received while on wifi calling went straight to VM. I have renabled the above apps to get wifi-calling working again, but also because I want to install this update and figured that disabling/freezing any original stock apps might cause problems. I will look around for a thread on safely deleting apps after I get this udpate...
Try this for getting your drive space.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
Its now 100GB so its definitely worth a shot. As for getting back to stock for an update you can always use a RUU since relocking your bootloader will drive space then unlocking it again after will cause a factory reset anyway. Back up everything that isnt already, relock with the instructions from the thread I linked, run a ruu to get back to stock, update the system, then unlock your bootloader again with your unlock code bin file.
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Try this for getting your drive space.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
Its now 100GB so its definitely worth a shot. As for getting back to stock for an update you can always use a RUU since relocking your bootloader will drive space then unlocking it again after will cause a factory reset anyway. Back up everything that isnt already, relock with the instructions from the thread I linked, run a ruu to get back to stock, update the system, then unlock your bootloader again with your unlock code bin file.
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OK... that sounds like great info.... But to confirm though... I need S-off to relock bootloader. This is because I am essentially going back to factory default lock (without dealing with HTC at all). And by doing this, and then flashing the RUU (backing up everything first of course), I will be back to square one stock. For one, this will make it tough for HTC to claim I unlocked the bootloader (minimizing potentially any dispute over Google Drive promo). Then I would get any/all outstanding updates. I guess if I need S-off, then I would need to get sunshine, so I could just let that app re-unlock the bootloader. instead of using the .bin file (presuming I need s-off)?
Sorry... just confused as to when and for what specifically I need S-off (as your link emphasizes this).
Thanks a lot!!!!:good:
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OK... that sounds like great info.... But to confirm though... I need S-off to relock bootloader. This is because I am essentially going back to factory default lock (without dealing with HTC at all). And by doing this, and then flashing the RUU (backing up everything first of course), I will be back to square one stock. For one, this will make it tough for HTC to claim I unlocked the bootloader (minimizing potentially any dispute over Google Drive promo). Then I would get any/all outstanding updates. I guess if I need S-off, then I would need to get sunshine, so I could just let that app re-unlock the bootloader. instead of using the .bin file (presuming I need s-off)?
Sorry... just confused as to when and for what specifically I need S-off (as your link emphasizes this).
Thanks a lot!!!!:good:
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It looks like you will need S-Off to factory lock the bootloader. S-Off allows you to make changes to otherwise protected areas of the file system. To clarify, I haven't tried this method myself as I haven't had a need to factory relock my device yet. I ran full stock for months before I rooted. As for HTC knowing whether or not you unlocked your bootloader, if you used the HTCDEV method then they have record of you receiving an unlock token from them but if they go into bootloader for any reason and see Locked instead of Relocked they shouldnt give you any trouble I would think. I believe you can also reset it to S-On but again I've never tried and I'm not sure its entirely safe. You'll have to look into that.
I would like to root my M8, it has the latest OTA update from HTC which is Android 6.0. I have the developer edition, from what I've heard, the bootloader is already unlocked right?
I've seen some guides but most of them are outdated or they are meant to be used with Android 4.4.4.
I must say I'm not an expert when talking about phones, so is there a step by step guide to root an M8 with marshmallow? I would really appreciate any help.
The bootloader screen will indicate the bootloader status (LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED) near the top of the screen.
In general, the process is:
1) Unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com (if its not already unlocked).
2) Fastboot flash TWRP 3.0 custom recovery: https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
3) Backup your stock ROM in TWRP - lots of folks have been running into bootloop or no boot after trying to root (but probably usually when trying to use an obsolete version TWRP and/or SuperSU - but it never hurts to be safe and have a backup).
4) In TWRP, flash SuperSU v2.76 to root: https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
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The bootloader screen will indicate the bootloader status (LOCKED, UNLOCKED or RELOCKED) near the top of the screen.
In general, the process is:
1) Unlock the bootloader by HTCDev.com (if its not already unlocked).
2) Fastboot flash TWRP 3.0 custom recovery: https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
3) Backup your stock ROM in TWRP - lots of folks have been running into bootloop or no boot after trying to root (but probably usually when trying to use an obsolete version TWRP and/or SuperSU - but it never hurts to be safe and have a backup).
4) In TWRP, flash SuperSU v2.76 to root: https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
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Thanks for the answer. Just one more question. My bootloader is already unlocked, but it says "S-ON" under "UNLOCKED", will that be a problem?
Sporting123 said:
Thanks for the answer. Just one more question. My bootloader is already unlocked, but it says "S-ON" under "UNLOCKED", will that be a problem?
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Nope, that is just fine. S-on is perfectly okay for most mods, such as root, and flashing ROMs.
You only need s-off to do some very specific things, such as flashing modified hboots, manually flashing radio, changing CID&MID, downgrading by RUU, etc.
I have a simple doubt regarding flashing twrp. Does this means I can flash twrp through adb without getting root access to get root access.I usually root my devices using kingroot,works perfect for my old phone micromax.It also works for my htc one m8 when it was kitkat.But after I update to marshmallow Kingroot doesn't work for it,tried many times.If you could answer my question I would be very thankfull
hriatahriatpuia said:
I have a simple doubt regarding flashing twrp. Does this means I can flash twrp through adb without getting root access to get root access.
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You don't need root to install TWRP, if that is what you mean. You just need an unlocked bootloader.
Thanks a lot,have already unlocked the bootloader.
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You don't need root to install TWRP, if that is what you mean. You just need an unlocked bootloader.
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I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ....no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here? and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up? Please help me i'm lost here
Hmz27 said:
I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ....no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here? and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up? Please help me i'm lost here
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what carrier ? if you are on gsm just flash TWRP 3.0.2-0 from official website
https://twrp.me/devices/htconem8gsm.html
after you flash TWRP recovery you will find option to backup it's too easy to understand how it works ( just check the partitions you want to backup and confirm your choices by sweep to proceed the process )
after you make a backup flash the latest supersu.zip from here ( choose TWRP installable.zip )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/stable-2016-09-01supersu-v2-78-release-t3452703
Hmz27 said:
I've unlocked the bootloader but apparently I need to know which ver of twrp to use for my carrier ...
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I think you're looking at some really outdated info or guide. TWRP hasn't been carrier specific for about 2 years; with Verizon and Sprint being the only ones you had to look out for. But TWRP was unified long ago (so Sprint/Verizon no longer requires a different TWRP version). You'll see from ahmed's link, that it specifies "All variants" of the M8. The exception would be if you have an M8s; and maybe another oddball variant or two (which are really different hardware). But as long as its a true "M8" the TWRP version linked by ahmed will work.
If you have any doubts or concerns about the M8 version, connect the phone to your computer, reboot to fastboot mode and do command fastboot getvar all and post the results so we can take a look (delete IMEI and serial number before posting).
Hmz27 said:
no idea what to do there so I can't just flash the latest SuperSU from here?
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No, you can't flash SuperSU without first flashing TWRP. Why would threads/guides tell you to do something that isn't necessary, if you can just skip it?
Simply put, you can only flash official "signed" files from the stock recovery. You need a custom recovery like TWRP to flash SuperSU.
Hmz27 said:
and how do I back up my stuff in case I mess up?
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Once you install TWRP, you can use it to create a backup of your stock unrooted ROM and user data. And its highly recommended to do so, before you flash SuperSU. Not only will this give you an easy way to revert/recover if something goes wrong with the root attempt; but you will also have a backup of your stock, unrooted ROM if you ever want it.
There are other ways to backup your data, but that depends on what "stuff" you are talking about (as that vague description doesn't tell us what you actually want to backup). For instance, for files, photos, etc. you can just copy and paste them to your computer as a backup.
Hello , I'm new to the whole thing guy and I want to unlock my bootloader in order to install custom rom , I looked in the fourm and I'v found an old method with all in one tool kit but I don't think it will work on my android version 6.0 would someone kindly guide me and tell me what do I need to do ? thanks .
Monzer_ said:
Hello , I'm new to the whole thing guy and I want to unlock my bootloader in order to install custom rom , I looked in the fourm and I'v found an old method with all in one tool kit but I don't think it will work on my android version 6.0 would someone kindly guide me and tell me what do I need to do ? thanks .
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If the method is firewater, it no longer works.
fireguy85 said:
If the method is firewater, it no longer works.
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I'm not sure what are you talking about since I'm new to the whole thing I believe that firewater has something to do with S-off which is something I couldn't do because all the guides says download firewater and the links takes me to sunshine which i believe cost me money to do ? sorry correct me if I'm wrong but I'm just a newbie beside I don't need s-off right ? what does that have to do with my problem ?
Monzer_ said:
I'm not sure what are you talking about since I'm new to the whole thing I believe that firewater has something to do with S-off which is something I couldn't do because all the guides says download firewater and the links takes me to sunshine which i believe cost me money to do ? sorry correct me if I'm wrong but I'm just a newbie beside I don't need s-off right ? what does that have to do with my problem ?
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Firewater was an all-in-one kit used to unlock bootloader and achieve s-off. The guys that created this went on to create Sunshine, leaving firewater project behind, so any guides from 2014 are likely obsolete. Unlocking the bootloader is as simple as going to htcdev.com, making an account and following the instructions there-it's super easy. S-off isn't necessary for most.
fireguy85 said:
If the method is firewater, it no longer works.
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fireguy85 said:
Firewater was an all-in-one kit used to unlock bootloader and achieve s-off. The guys that created this went on to create Sunshine, leaving firewater project behind, so any guides from 2014 are likely obsolete. Unlocking the bootloader is as simple as going to htcdev.com, making an account and following the instructions there-it's super easy. S-off isn't necessary for most.
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yes that what I have done exactly I'v unlocked the bootloader this way then used the all in one kit to root but then couldn't s-off as the guide I was following said download firewater and the links take me to sunshine . I don't know much further have not tried sunshine yet and now my rom seems ok after I re-flashed it awesome rom btw still little curious about s-rom but this one will do just fine I'v been using stock for ages .
Monzer_ said:
yes that what I have done exactly I'v unlocked the bootloader this way then used the all in one kit to root but then couldn't s-off as the guide I was following said download firewater and the links take me to sunshine . I don't know much further have not tried sunshine yet and now my rom seems ok after I re-flashed it awesome rom btw still little curious about s-rom but this one will do just fine I'v been using stock for ages .
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Firewater and the AIO (all-in-one) toolkit are 2 different things. Firewater is an (obsolete) s-off method. May have also contained a temp root, and some other things (can't remember exactly, it's been 2 years - and doesn't matter anyway - see more below). But firewater is not typically referred to as a "toolkit" or "all-in-one" (never seen it referred to that way, actually).
All-in-one toolkit (there are a couple) is a PC for unlocking the bootloader, root, and several other things (may have had a link for firewater, don't remember - again it's irrelevant for reasons below).
The toolkits are not recommended. They haven't been updated in a long time, and therefore use very obsolete files for TWRP and SuperSU (when applicable). You will have issues flashing many ROMs with old TWRP (and I'm surprised you haven't yet). Plus, you will probably find in bootloader and fastboot getvar, that the OS number is now blank (known bug in old versions of TWRP). I would suggest flashing the current version TWRP 3.1.1 using fastboot, to prevent issues moving forward. Current TWRP is fully compatible with current ROMs - but will not fix the bug of OS number being blank (need to flash firmware or RUU to fix that - but it's just a minor thing).
Firewater doesn't work, no matter what you do. It required an online server component, which the devs took offline over 2 years ago. Sunshine ($25 US) is the only current s-off method. But be aware, that most folks don't need s-off. S-off isn't needed to root, flash custom ROMs, and most other mods. s-off is only needed for very specific things, such as manually flashing radios, changing CID/MID, and some other things.
redpoint73 thank you so much for such a help truly gentleman much appreciate it .
It appears you can no longer use the usual method to unlock the bootloader. I just got this phone the other day in fantastic condition as a gift.
HTCDev told me there was an error or try again later. I'll upload screenshots later.
Not true... I used www.htcdev.com to unlock the bootloader of my HTC One M8 today.
I have this phone, with Android 6.0 and bootloader locked. However it has become practically unusable as it regularly powers off by itself, most likely due to lack of storage (there's only 0.6 GB left...). I've already uninstalled all of my few (useful) apps, I have no media on it whatsoever, but it is just filled up with bloatware that is pre-installed and gets re-installed automatically and that I thus cannot get rid of. I don't want to buy a new phone (it's in good condition) but from reading on the internet I understand that the only option is to unlock and root it, and put an oem on it exempt of all of these useless apps.
So my questions are, is this really the only option and if so is it still possible on this old machine to unlock the bootloader, and to get the right - clean - software for it somewhere?
I registered at HtC dev. There's a page that walks you through the unlocking process. So I should be able to do that part, if what FlexMcMurphy said in July last year still is true... For the rest, I'm quite new to this process but there are pages here on XDA that describe rooting and flashing. I'm ready to give it a try, but could use help if stuck.
Any reply/help would be wonderful !
Thank you in advance.
Judith
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
hniu said:
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
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I think the best you can do is check the cid, then flash the ruu, after that use sunshine to lock it/s-on
may be you can also change the cid and flash whatever firmware you want (except jap ver, and cross flash for us/international)
there are a lot of guides, but most of them give you the same result
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I think the best you can do is check the cid, then flash the ruu, after that use sunshine to lock it/s-on
may be you can also change the cid and flash whatever firmware you want (except jap ver, and cross flash for us/international)
there are a lot of guides, but most of them give you the same result
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Thanks!
The CID is "HTC__01 WWE".
Do I need to flash RUU or TWRP Backup / Stock recovery or all of them? The phone is running stock ROM and is unrooted.
Also do I need to buy Sunshine for unlock/s-off or is there a cheaper way?
I will suggest do a TWRP backup first, then flash RUU, in case of anything goes wrong
may be you will want to change cid and flash your regional firmware because volte and language setting are carries/region specific
sunshine can be reuse on the same phone, just go to download the latest version then you are good to go.
http://theroot.ninja/download.html
hniu said:
Hi!
I've bought used HTC10 on ebay. Seller says that it was S-OFFed, unlocked via Sunshine and has TWRP 3.0.2-6 installed.
The phone is not rooted.
At the moment:
OTA is returning "Can't update software" message.
Android PAY says "unable to verify that your device or the software is compatible"
My understanding is that in order to fix these, I would need to replace TWRP with stock recovery, relock and s-on. Am I right? Could you please point me to the right guides?
Thanks in advance!
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If TWRP is installed, then you can root it w/SuperSU.
If it is S-off, you can flash the firmware updates easily yourself; there are guides and an automated tool.
Android Pay doesn't like unlocked bootloaders and root; there may be workarounds for this but be prepared for endless cat-and-mouse if you really want that app (personally, I'll just keep my phone the way I want it and since they don't trust their app to run on a rooted phone, then I don't trust it either.)
Having said all that, any device I get, I completely wipe/reinstall (run RUU in this case) since it really is in an unknown state...especially an S-off phone from eBay.
Rolo42 said:
If TWRP is installed, then you can root it w/SuperSU.
If it is S-off, you can flash the firmware updates easily yourself; there are guides and an automated tool.
Android Pay doesn't like unlocked bootloaders and root; there may be workarounds for this but be prepared for endless cat-and-mouse if you really want that app (personally, I'll just keep my phone the way I want it and since they don't trust their app to run on a rooted phone, then I don't trust it either.)
Having said all that, any device I get, I completely wipe/reinstall (run RUU in this case) since it really is in an unknown state...especially an S-off phone from eBay.
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Thank you!
I've flashed RUU zip using the guide from theunlockr.com. Everything worked as it should. Bootloader is still unlocked (with S-off), but that's shouldn't be a problem, as OTA and android pay are now working fine. I might use it in the future to install CM14 when it comes out.
I simply want to upgrade to 7. I had put it off before the holidays, and now I finally can sit down and do this.
First, I have a SIM-unlocked US HTC 10, on build 1.96.617.2. I am currently S-off, with a locked bootloader, rooted, etc.
The first thing that perplexed me was that I couldn't boot into bootloader (or anything) from ADB. It just rebooted to the OS. I thought maybe I needed to quickly flash the old TWRP (for MM), but then I recalled I had locked my bootloader when I did S-off 5 months ago.
So my first question... is there a way to unlock bootloader without going through all the brain damage through HTC? WIth the HTC One (M8), someone had figured out you could get an ADB shell, get su, then enter:
Code:
echo -ne "HTCU" | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 bs=1 seek=33796
I would never presume that this would work on the 10 as the partitions are likely different..
SO my first question is whether anyone knows if there is a simple way to unlock the bootloader without going through HTC and getting the token, etc.?
Secondly, I think to avoid all possible problems, I am just going to back up internal storage and run the RUU 2.28.617.8 (exe) to upgrade (will flash custom roms after this). Since I am S-off, I know that after I upgrade, I can just flash the new TWRP (3.03 Unoffficial) that Captain Throwback, nkk71 and others worked very hard to create. However, what I am completely new and unfamiliar with is attaining root...
I know it will sound strange, but I have no idea what Magisk is (well I understand what it does roughly), but from some threads I have read that only a systemless root is attainable, and other places I have seen that dm_verity needs to be disabled in the kernel ramdisk. I have only used SuperSu since 2011, and I feel a bit befuddled. I thought Chainfire created a new SuperSu for that disabled dm_verity... However, I see that some do not use SuperSu... Can someone give me some advice on the differences (if there are any) between using Magisk (and phh?) or SuperSu to manage root?
Thank you very much in advance!!!
Syntropic
EDIT: Addendum question... I am on TMO. Would it be wiser to flash the recent TMO nougat RUU on my Sim-Unlocked HTC 10??
[Note: I asked this question a few weeks ago...but as I couldn't upgrade before the holidays, I wanted to ask again just to be sure.]
OK... I need some help. please.
Well.... I unlocked the bootloader with my old unlock_code.bin which was obviously stupid because I didn't realize that I needed a locked bootloader to run the RUU. I cannot lock the RUU because I don't know the encryption password.... (I know my screen pattern but that is it).
Just to confirm, I started to run the RUU, but it is prompting me with ERROR[170] USB Connection ERROR. But the USB connection was working fine 10 minutes ago. I am therefore assuming this is because my bootloader is now unlocked. Howver I do not know how to relock the bootloader from TWRP. But it seems odd because I am s-off...so can someone confirm that this is actually what the problem is??
I opted to upgrade using the RUU.exe because I thought it would cause the least amount of potential problems—PLUS I figured that since I was sacrificing all my data anyway, why would I need to know passwords for encryption???
Can someone assist me? I am a bit over my head... However, I have both RUU exe and zip files, and have decrypted them to get firmware and boot images.
Further, if someone does respond to this, I would also really appreciate what I need to do after flashing the new TWRP... I thought this would really be my only question... (see first post), but I seemed to have forgotten everything about rooting this phone the first time.
Again, I would really appreciate instructions on how to solve this problem... I have everything backed up... So I just want to run this RUU (and then root it after I flash TWRP).
Thank you in advance!!!!!!
Thank you
syntropic said:
OK... I need some help. please.
Well.... I unlocked the bootloader with my old unlock_code.bin which was obviously stupid because I didn't realize that I needed a locked bootloader to run the RUU. I cannot lock the RUU because I don't know the encryption password.... (I know my screen pattern but that is it).
Just to confirm, I started to run the RUU, but it is prompting me with ERROR[170] USB Connection ERROR. But the USB connection was working fine 10 minutes ago. I am therefore assuming this is because my bootloader is now unlocked. Howver I do not know how to relock the bootloader from TWRP. But it seems odd because I am s-off...so can someone confirm that this is actually what the problem is??
I opted to upgrade using the RUU.exe because I thought it would cause the least amount of potential problems—PLUS I figured that since I was sacrificing all my data anyway, why would I need to know passwords for encryption???
Can someone assist me? I am a bit over my head... However, I have both RUU exe and zip files, and have decrypted them to get firmware and boot images.
Further, if someone does respond to this, I would also really appreciate what I need to do after flashing the new TWRP... I thought this would really be my only question... (see first post), but I seemed to have forgotten everything about rooting this phone the first time.
Again, I would really appreciate instructions on how to solve this problem... I have everything backed up... So I just want to run this RUU (and then root it after I flash TWRP).
Thank you in advance!!!!!!
Thank you
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I'm not really sure what went wrong in your sequence of events but since you're s-off I think you should be able to flash that ruu.
In either case have you tried running an ruu zip from your sd card instead of using the ruu.exe?
You're s-off? But you have a locked bootloader? I've never heard of that being possible. On your DM screen it says s-off and it says locked? I've heard of people bricking their pixels by unlocking the bootloader, locking it and trying too unlock again.
GutterParrot said:
You're s-off? But you have a locked bootloader? I've never heard of that being possible. On your DM screen it says s-off and it says locked? I've heard of people bricking their pixels by unlocking the bootloader, locking it and trying too unlock again.
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It's a sunshine feature.
After successful s-off it sets bootloader back to locked. It's easier to go back to stock.
I don't understand why to tried to unlock your HTC 10? With s-off it doesn't matter if the bootloader is locked or unlocked.
Maybe you should try the RUU.zip variant. After that flash TWRP and SuperSu.
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I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
I bought it used
And shows "relocked"
And I don't know what i do
Someone says i need to s-off !!
I need someone to help me from start to the end please :crying:
zeuskrap said:
I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
I bought it used
And shows "relocked"
And I don't know what i do
Someone says i need to s-off !!
I need someone to help me from start to the end please :crying:
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You want to unlock your bootloader or sim unlock ? Be more specific please. S-OFF I needed to flash firmware,radio and some audio mods. Maybe u can do it here http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ or to ask the owner to send you unlock_token file.
mefistoreyon said:
You want to unlock your bootloader or sim unlock ? Be more specific please. S-OFF I needed to flash firmware,radio and some audio mods. Maybe u can do it here http://www.htcdev.com/bootloader/ or to ask the owner to send you unlock_token file.
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i need to unlock my bootloader but it show
s-on
and relocked
zeuskrap said:
I try to unlock my device many times and everytime i failed
Someone says i need to s-off !!
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You're a bit confused. Based on your other posts, I don't think anyone really told you that you "need s-off to unlock the bootloader" ( as that statement is not completely true - so hold on and I'll explain why). Rather, you are incorrectly trying the following method to unlock the bootloader, and this particular method requires s-off:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708571
The method above clearly requires s-off. This is an absolute truism, and no amount of trying it over and over is going to work. However, this is not the only method to unlock the bootloader.
You've already been advised, that you can unlock the bootloader s-on using the HTCDev.com unlock process. Again, this works perfectly fine when s-on. If you need further guidance, the following thread includes very good instructions.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
But note that the guide is quite a bit outdated. The portion about unlocking the bootloader is still relevant, and therefore still a really good guide. But once you get past that point, you will need to note the following:
a) When you go to install TWRP custom recovery, you should install the current version 3.1 from here (don't use the TWRP version linked in the guide - it's outdated and will cause problems.
b) If you intend to root the current ROM, you will want to use the current stable version 2.79 (link in the guide automatically goes to the latest stable SuperSU version, so you are okay there.\
c) The remainder of the guide (S-off, SuperCID) isn't necessary for most purposes, such as root, custom ROMs, etc. But it should be noted that the s-off method referenced (firewater) not longer works, and not amount of trying will make it work (sunshine is the only valid s-off method, and costs $25 US).
If you have any other issues or questions about the process, post the specific questions to this thread, and folks will be happy to try to help.