Hi guys!
My device came with 4.4.4 out of the box. I've unlocked the bootloader via HTCDev but the problem is that I can't get S-OFF on firewater. What can I do about it? Is there a free way of S-OFF my device or get back to 4.4.2? I want to convert to GPe. Please help. Sunshine is too pricey.
Pay is the only way currently I had to do it as well as many others 25 May be a bit pricey but it's worth it
alienngp said:
Pay is the only way currently I had to do it as well as many others 25 May be a bit pricey but it's worth it
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Thanks for reply, considering that I paid 300$ for this phone on sale that is a bit pricey to me. Maybe I can restore from a TWRP backup? To 4.4.2 so I can unlock with firewater.
S-off is not a exploit that checks your rom. It also checks the bootloader. Downgrading software won't help at all !
Pricey 25$ for s-off on a 300$ phone....many paid around 600$ ! But that's for everyone their own.
Sunshine is the only way and its a paid way.
Mr Hofs said:
S-off is not a exploit that checks your rom. It also checks the bootloader. Downgrading software won't help at all !
Pricey 25$ for s-off on a 300$ phone....many paid around 600$ ! But that's for everyone their own.
Sunshine is the only way and its a paid way.
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Thanks for the info. Just not to waste 25$, will it not be a problem to convert to GPe after Sunshine?
msihp said:
Thanks for the info. Just not to waste 25$, will it not be a problem to convert to GPe after Sunshine?
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No it will not.
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Is there a new way to achieve S-Off ? I tried Firewater but I get the message that HTC has blocked that way of getting s-Off I guess cause my phone was updated.
Andr3w151 said:
Is there a new way to achieve S-Off ? I tried Firewater but I get the message that HTC has blocked that way of getting s-Off I guess cause my phone was updated.
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yeah its called sunshine something. just google sunshine s off . oh its also 25 bucks
Yes. Sunshine. It is$25
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Andr3w151 said:
Is there a new way to achieve S-Off ? I tried Firewater but I get the message that HTC has blocked that way of getting s-Off I guess cause my phone was updated.
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sunshine.. but its for 25$ http://theroot.ninja/
Ok thanks, $25 isn't bad at all I'm surprised cause all my other phones I've ever did S-Off on the software was free but I don't mind supporting the developers, they deserve it. Thanks again
Andr3w151 said:
Ok thanks, $25 isn't bad at all I'm surprised cause all my other phones I've ever did S-Off on the software was free but I don't mind supporting the developers, they deserve it. Thanks again
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It is better to give 25$ to unlock everything rather than to pay some guy who only sim unlocks it.
Jyotirdeb said:
It is better to give 25$ to unlock everything rather than to pay some guy who only sim unlocks it.
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Yeah I agree and it's the least I could since I'm always flashing a Rom or mod that someone makes and doesn't charge, so I always like to give back to this community of developers. This community has always been there for me thru every phone I've had, and the people that use it always help each other out. Can't wait till payday cause it's the first thing I'm doing with my paycheck lol
On http://theroot.ninja/ i downloaded the APK, im going to have to install a stock rom due to it says it wont work on insert coins rom, but a quick question before i do any of that when does it ask me to donate the $25 ? after it runs its test to make sure it works and also what kind of payments do they accept? if anyone knows thanks in advance everyone!
I was patient and didnt unlock via htcdev, i waitied until sunshine and used towelroot v3 and sunshie together and couldnt be happyer.... no tampered flag, no red text. percetion!
RENEGAD3 said:
I was patient and didnt unlock via htcdev, i waitied until sunshine and used towelroot v3 and sunshie together and couldnt be happyer.... no tampered flag, no red text. percetion!
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Guess you haven't flashed a recovery yet
an0ther said:
Guess you haven't flashed a recovery yet
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Not yet still stock and unrooted haha will flashing a recovery make things turn red and tampered?
RENEGAD3 said:
Not yet still stock and unrooted haha will flashing a recovery make things turn red and tampered?
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Yes, but you can remove them with soff
an0ther said:
Yes, but you can remove them with soff
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Ahh i thought it was the htcdev method that gave you tampered flag and red text as when i used htcdev to unlock my one s a few years ago i got tampered and red text before i flashed custom recovery and gained s off
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Ahh i thought it was the htcdev method that gave you tampered flag and red text as when i used htcdev to unlock my one s a few years ago i got tampered and red text before i flashed custom recovery and gained s off
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It does the same as One S but with S-Off you can change it.
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Any other way to pay becos m in Nigeria and none of the payment methods seems to work or any oda free unlock bootloader and s-off method for hboot 1.57 and kitkat 4.4.2 on Droid DNA
Yucee said:
Any other way to pay becos m in Nigeria and none of the payment methods seems to work or any oda free unlock bootloader and s-off method for hboot 1.57 and kitkat 4.4.2 on Droid DNA
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This thread hasn't been used for over a year, AND you have a different phone.
FYI this is the HTC One M8 forum !
Hello there!
I've recently unlocked my bootloader and then rooted my M8... (Internationalo one).
Now I want to make it S-OFF in order to enjoy the full features of costum ROMs and etc..
I tried to S-OFF with firewater and at the end it said ' You phone can not be S-OFF' something like this... I don't remember
Anyways, is there any other way to make my M8 S-OFF without errors and problems?
Shonikk said:
Hello there!
I've recently unlocked my bootloader and then rooted my M8... (Internationalo one).
Now I want to make it S-OFF in order to enjoy the full features of costum ROMs and etc..
I tried to S-OFF with firewater and at the end it said ' You phone can not be S-OFF' something like this... I don't remember
Anyways, is there any other way to make my M8 S-OFF without errors and problems?
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Yes,use Sunshine but the problem is u must use $25 cause its paid application
Shonikk said:
Hello there!
I've recently unlocked my bootloader and then rooted my M8... (Internationalo one).
Now I want to make it S-OFF in order to enjoy the full features of costum ROMs and etc..
I tried to S-OFF with firewater and at the end it said ' You phone can not be S-OFF' something like this... I don't remember
Anyways, is there any other way to make my M8 S-OFF without errors and problems?
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Uh, and if I don't have 25$ atm..? There isn't any free way?
Shonikk said:
Uh, and if I don't have 25$ atm..? There isn't any free way?
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sunshine or no s-off
25$ should not be a big deal using a 600$ phone
Shonikk said:
Uh, and if I don't have 25$ atm..? There isn't any free way?
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The problem is not the 25$, it's how to pay for it..
Shonikk said:
The problem is not the 25$, it's how to pay for it..
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CC or paypal
If you are on the 2.22.401.4, revert back to previous version and try again, it worked for me.
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Hi guys. My m8 was s'onned on 4.4.4 and I'd lost my wifi. So I read somewhere you needed to downgrade and flash the OTA manually and for that I needed s'off. Now I really wouldn't mind paying the devs of sunshine 25$ for s'offing because let's face it, they're awesome and they probably have to charge much more for all the work they put in. But unfortunately for me, I'm a kid in my 12th grade and my dad isn't gonna buy me anything but guides for my studies LOL.
I couldn't use firewater because it said htc patched my device and I was out of luck.
So, on a hunch what I did was I flashed cm 11 and then I tried firewater and surprise!! it worked!! my device was s-off'ed
anyway after that I had to go back to the 4.4.3 stock and then upgrade using OTA and everything was alright.
So what I'm basically saying is if you're a cheap bastard like me and can't pay for sunshine and you love sense, you should try that method above. I can't guarantee it'll work for you but it's worth the try, eh?
Note: Please use the above method only if you cannot pay for sunshine. Plus sunshine is much easier to use and you don't have to go through all this hassle
Note 2: If this topic has already been covered by someone else, please feel free to point out so and close this thread.
Peace
Hello,
Wich Hboot had you before S-Off ?
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Here read this thread. There is NO "trick" to get firewater to work. It either does or does not ! Nothing more .... nothing less
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2923933
When firewater failed the phone was probably not "stock" enough.
aramiss said:
Hello,
Wich Hboot had you before S-Off ?
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I had 1.56
Mr Hofs said:
Here read this thread. There is NO "trick" to get firewater to work. It either does or does not ! Nothing more .... nothing less
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2923933
When firewater failed the phone was probably not "stock" enough.
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Not really. It was closest to stock as possible. I had the stock HTC Indian rom on 4.4.4.
Anyway, maybe I had a lucky device? Just posted this in case it helps someone like it did me.
jdgreat4 said:
I had 1.56
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Hboot 1.56 does not exist. It should be in the range of 3.16-3.19 ?!
Mr Hofs said:
Hboot 1.56 does not exist. It should be in the range of 3.16-3.19 ?!
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Crap, crap, crap sorry. I was confused with my m7. It was on 3.16
jdgreat4 said:
Hi guys. My m8 was s'onned on 4.4.4 and I'd lost my wifi. So I read somewhere you needed to downgrade and flash the OTA manually and for that I needed s'off. Now I really wouldn't mind paying the devs of sunshine 25$ for s'offing because let's face it, they're awesome and they probably have to charge much more for all the work they put in. But unfortunately for me, I'm a kid in my 12th grade and my dad isn't gonna buy me anything but guides for my studies LOL.
I couldn't use firewater because it said htc patched my device and I was out of luck.
So, on a hunch what I did was I flashed cm 11 and then I tried firewater and surprise!! it worked!! my device was s-off'ed
anyway after that I had to go back to the 4.4.3 stock and then upgrade using OTA and everything was alright.
So what I'm basically saying is if you're a cheap bastard like me and can't pay for sunshine and you love sense, you should try that method above. I can't guarantee it'll work for you but it's worth the try, eh?
Note: Please use the above method only if you cannot pay for sunshine. Plus sunshine is much easier to use and you don't have to go through all this hassle
Note 2: If this topic has already been covered by someone else, please feel free to point out so and close this thread.
Peace
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How did you get firewater? I thought it doesn't work anymore due to the discontinuation.
gainstatom said:
How did you get firewater? I thought it doesn't work anymore due to the discontinuation.
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check his date of posting..... it was still up at that date
Hello XDA.
Here's the thing. I have an HTC One M8 from AT&T which I want to unlock, but also I wanna S-OFF it because I like to play (safely) with it making it a developer edition or even a GPE. The thing is I don't wanna spend much money, so it's unlocking (~15 USD) or S-OFF it (25 USD) and then be able to simunlock it for free with two options so far:
Super CID
Universal SIM unlock
I wanna think the best idea is to purchase Sunshine, S-OFF my phone and then try one of those two options. I just need some feedback from someone who has tried them to ensure they're 100% effective and I wont need to end to purchase an unlock code.
Anyway, thanks in advance and best regards.
Nothing is ever a sure thing. And recent hboots have patched the SIM unlock exploit, as well as sunshine s-off. What hboot number?
I'm not personally SIM unlocked. But it seems from the SIM unlock thread, results were fairly positive, at least on older hboot numbers. Again, nothing is every certain; and that goes for the paid methods as well (although most services typically won't charge unless you can unlock).
redpoint73 said:
Nothing is ever a sure thing. And recent hboots have patched the SIM unlock exploit, as well as sunshine s-off. What hboot number?
I'm not personally SIM unlocked. But it seems from the SIM unlock thread, results were fairly positive, at least on older hboot numbers. Again, nothing is every certain; and that goes for the paid methods as well (although most services typically won't charge unless you can unlock).
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Thanks for answer.
My HBOOT version is 3.16.0.0000
Best regards.
alainalemany said:
My HBOOT version is 3.16.0.0000
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That's the original (phone's release) hboot version. So I'd say that sunshine s-off should work; and chances of a successful SIM unlock are very good.
redpoint73 said:
That's the original (phone's release) hboot version. So I'd say that sunshine s-off should work; and chances of a successful SIM unlock are very good.
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Thank you so much. I'll tell you how it goes.
alainalemany said:
Thank you so much. I'll tell you how it goes.
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You're quite welcome; and good luck!
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You're quite welcome; and good luck!
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I'd like to thank you again @redpoint73 everything worked just as planned and now I have my HTC unlocked and S-OFFed.
alainalemany said:
I'd like to thank you again @redpoint73 everything worked just as planned and now I have my HTC unlocked and S-OFFed.
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Great to hear. Again, you're very welcome.
I have tried lots of Android 6.0 based ROMs available right now ( maximusHD, Viper,CM Nightly, etc..) but non of them really worked. My phone is on 2.x.xx.x firmware and running maximusHD 6.0. Please help !!!
You need to upgrade your firmware. MM roms won't run on 2.xx firmware. This has been discussed about eighty bajillion times.
Are there any ways to upgrade my firmware without S-OFF it? Finding a person to perform S-OFF on my phone is very hard in my area so i just wanna ask
Donezo said:
Are there any ways to upgrade my firmware without S-OFF it? Finding a person to perform S-OFF on my phone is very hard in my area so i just wanna ask
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Not sure why you need someone to soff your phone. You download the sunshine app let it run its test then pay for it in 5 minutes your soff
http://theroot.ninja
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Donezo said:
Are there any ways to upgrade my firmware without S-OFF it? Finding a person to perform S-OFF on my phone is very hard in my area so i just wanna ask
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The only other way is to get a java card or xtc clip and do it yourself. But that will cost far more than sunshine.
iElvis said:
The only other way is to get a java card or xtc clip and do it yourself. But that will cost far more than sunshine.
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And a lot more chance of borking the phone too.. Sunshine is a great app and well worth the money to s-off.
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