Hi I own an HTC one m8 rooted and unlocked bootloader.
I have s on and I want to convert to GPE with OTA.
Is it possible? I know how to change CID because mine is now HTC__621
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Its definitely possible, but you need s-off I believe.
You can try firewater, and failing that Sunshine. That's the only ways.
Harellevy said:
Hi I own an HTC one m8 rooted and unlocked bootloader.
I have s on and I want to convert to GPE with OTA.
Is it possible? I know how to change CID because mine is now HTC__621
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You cannot convert to GPE with OTA, the partitions on Sense and GPE are completely different, you need to do a full RUU for it.
Oh sorry....missed the ota part.
I was just talking to convert. ?
KJ said:
Oh sorry....missed the ota part.
I was just talking to convert. ?
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so just a normal convert of GPE without OTA, can be done without s - Off?
Harellevy said:
so just a normal convert of GPE without OTA, can be done without s - Off?
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If you want to convert to GPE you need S-OFF as you're going to make changes to partition sizes. The only way you can do that is to have S-OFF, root alone does NOT give sufficient privileges to make changes to partition sizes. You'll also need S-OFF in order to change the MID(Model ID) of the phone in order to convert it.
OTA has nothing to do with it.
Dang it... If only I had s off with firewater before it got patched.
Is there any way for me to get GPE experience without flashing CM or any aosp ROM?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441
is this okay to flash without s off?
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I'm currently running insert coin on my at&t HTC one. I've tried several times with fire water to gain soff. If anybody has a suggestion that would be excellent
You have a custom rom but your phone is S-on? How did that happen?
berndblb said:
You have a custom rom but your phone is S-on? How did that happen?
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You don't have to be s-off to flash a custom Rom. You have to be s-off to flash a ruu or a radio though.
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Tdeljr said:
You don't have to be s-off to flash a custom Rom. You have to be s-off to flash a ruu or a radio though.
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Thanks, I did not know that. Guess I'm still not clear which parts of the nand are protected by S-on....
Edit: Never mind - wrong again
are there any other methods to get S-Off? I've been trying firewater for hours now and it fails every time. even tried loading roms up to the phone whilst it's copying. Nothing works. It's a standard EUR One.
http://theroot.ninja/
This will give you S-OFF but it's a paid app. Read the whole page before proceeding
Is that what you used yourself? Anyone used it?
cfhuk said:
Is that what you used yourself? Anyone used it?
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Its confirmed to work. It runs tests to make sure your device is compatible before making you buy a licence. Just make sure you have root prior.
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Finally, good bye "whelp" and welcome "S-Off"
I have installed HK and upgraded to latest 1.54.401.10 firmware (tmobile NL has not rolled it out for some reason).
Now, what else can I do with my new l33t status?
Other than the Hk mod and Viper audio software. I froze most of the bloatware. Unless you're gonna flash a rom. I'd leave just as is.
You can clear your tampered label. You can get rid of red writing splash screen. You can convert to any m8 variant. You can flash older firmware and radio. Change your cid. Lock and unlock bootloader. Etc.. almost brick proof.
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NYLUVBUG said:
Other than the Hk mod and Viper audio software. I froze most of the bloatware. Unless you're gonna flash a rom. I'd leave just as is.
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Where would I get the viper sw? What is so good about it over the stock?
an0ther said:
You can clear your tampered label. You can get rid of red writing splash screen. You can convert to any m8 variant. You can flash older firmware and radio. Change your cid. Lock and unlock bootloader. Etc.. almost brick proof.
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Thanks, have already super cid. Thinking of converting to gpe, though not sure of the merit. I don't hate sense
skn-xda said:
Thanks, have already super cid. Thinking of converting to gpe, though not sure of the merit. I don't hate sense
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No advantage to converting. Running a Rom is the same thing.
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Hi,
How can I update my M8's firmware, when I am S-On?
I want to be able to flash the new 4.4.3 roms, but need firmware update.
Since there is no OTA with the firmware, can I maybe use the 2.12 system dump/firmware file??
Any help appreciated!
No. You can brick your phone, wait for your ota, or shell out $25 for sunshine. It says over and over must be Soff. Not trying to sound rude but don't you think they would tell you how to do it without soff if it were possible.
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an0ther said:
No. You can brick your phone, wait for your ota, or shell out $25 for sunshine. It says over and over must be Soff. Not trying to sound rude but don't you think they would tell you how to do it without soff if it were possible.
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a similar question... i just bought my htc one m8 (GPE) and it came with 4.4.4, i tried to gain S-Off but with a Mac its an enormous pain in the ass...so after 6 hours of trying, i gave up and rooted it without s-off and flashed LiquidSmooth and it works perfectly. I still have S-On. Does this mean i can flash other 4.4.4 firmware without having to worry about bricking the phone or gaining S-off?
Being gpe you can flash any gpe or aosp Rom. You need Soff to get back to sense roms. Mac is easier than Windows btw. No drivers needed. Just adb and fastboot. Firewater may not work.
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an0ther said:
Being gpe you can flash any gpe or aosp Rom. You need Soff to get back to sense roms. Mac is easier than Windows btw. No drivers needed. Just adb and fastboot. Firewater may not work.
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see, yeah that was my experience! i tried firewater to no avail (i got the message at the bottom saying "too bad, so sad" essentially) and the other methods i looked up werent any help either. maybe ill give it another go later if i decide to go back to Sense.
thanks for your help, i really appreciate it!
If I had a gpe and unlocked the bootloader, can I flash sense roms?
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joho5 said:
If I had a gpe and unlocked the bootloader, can I flash sense roms?
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Without knowing for sure I could only assume if you had S-OFF, CID,MID you can convert a non GPE HTC one m8 to GPE that you could follow the same direction to install Sense to a GPE HTC one m8.
joho5 said:
If I had a gpe and unlocked the bootloader, can I flash sense roms?
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no u cannot
root ur phone
get s-off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88nHyCktW0
change ur cid to super CID
and flash frimware.zip (sense frimware)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aNd_nm4Em1wamRLFT7qHM2c3O9_sg_H3ztBrGq1u9Ws/pubhtml
3.x.x.x.x.x is newer and recommended
flash twrp recovery again
and now u can flash sense stuck RUU-ROMS
and going back to stuck GPE is possible too.:laugh:
zhiarw said:
no u cannot
root ur phone
get s-off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88nHyCktW0
change ur cid to super CID
and flash frimware.zip (sense frimware)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aNd_nm4Em1wamRLFT7qHM2c3O9_sg_H3ztBrGq1u9Ws/pubhtml
3.x.x.x.x.x is newer and recommended
flash twrp recovery again
and now u can flash sense stuck RUU-ROMS
and going back to stuck GPE is possible too.:laugh:
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Ditch those videos mate, firewater is not working anymore. want s-off .... use SUNSHINE
Mr Hofs said:
Ditch those videos mate, firewater is not working anymore. want s-off .... use SUNSHINE
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so he have to pay lol
HTC One M8 International (Unlocked and S-Off) is not updating to 5.0.1. Please help.
Do you have the right stock recovery installed?
Did you modified the system files in any way?
Files like build.prop or platform.xml?
UniversalKID thanks for reply. I didn't make any modification in any file and how I know about the right stock recovery?
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yasiramin599 said:
HTC One M8 International (Unlocked and S-Off) is not updating to 5.0.1. Please help.
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What do you mean not updating? Are you waiting for an OTA? Since you are S-Off, I'll assume you are running a custom ROM. It won't happen unless you are on stock.
But since you are S-Off, just update your firmware, and flash a Lolly ROM.
I want to use stock lolly ROM but through OTA downloaded 5.0.1 but at time of installation, I am not able to upgrade on lollipop.
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Currently I m using below firmware.
Android version 4.4.4
Software no. 3.28.401.9
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yasiramin599 said:
I want to use stock lolly ROM but through OTA downloaded 5.0.1 but at time of installation, I am not able to upgrade on lollipop.
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S-On I suppose? For OTAs, return to stock with the instructions and downloads in this thread.
xunholyx said:
S-On I suppose? For OTAs, return to stock with the instructions and downloads in this thread.
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Do not tell someone to S-ON when they're not 100% certain they're stock, plus you don't need to be S-ON to update.
OP, can you get a shot of the actual error you're seeing? Up to now you've not really described the error very well
EddyOS said:
Do not tell someone to S-ON when they're not 100% certain they're stock, plus you don't need to be S-ON to update.
OP, can you get a shot of the actual error you're seeing? Up to now you've not really described the error very well
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I wasn't telling him to s on, I was assuming he was s on.
I should have been more clear in my post.
Ah, OK. I can see how it can be read that way. My bad!