Dear friends,
Yesterday I sold my Oneplus One to get a brand new HTC One M8. Thing this is gorgeous, but the only thing I'm missing from the Oneplus One is the software. Which isnt the least important aspect of a Phone imo. So I'm considering rooting my Phone and getting CM11 on it. The only thing is that I want to root it, but it has Vodafone branding on it. Can I just use the normal root methods or isnt that possible for Vodafone branded M8's? If so does anyone know a different method? If no does anyone know a link to the best (and simpliest ) root method for my Htc One m8 . Ive been out for a while from this rooting stuff and id be pretty upset if id screw this **** up. lol
Kind regards.
Normal rooting method will work. Unlock bootloader, flash/boot custom recovery, flash SuperSU or any rooted custom ROM.
Another thing, this thread isn't supposed to be in this section. Questions and troubleshooting go into Q&A section not general section.
I agree with above post
I have the same.Unlocked bootloader through HTC and flashed custom recovery and flashed SU.
PS I have not flashed any modified ROM and it i still S-on
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Hi guys,
I know my question maybe dumb, but I am not as much an expert in this android business.
So, can I use Unrevoked to root my desire if it is locked on Vodafone (Romania)? Can I debrand or unlock it, via a ROM , a MOD or anything simillar? Or only in specialized centers?
Thanks for your ideas.
It is possible to root and debrand your desire using the unrevoked method and to use a custom ROM.
If it's a branded phone, you may need to use a gold card. If it's recent model, then you may need to downgrade the boot loader to an earlier version. There are some excellent guides out there (see this post for links).
A friend of mine believed that his HTC Legend was still SIM locked after all this, so I'm not entirely sure you'll be able to unlock the phone that way.
Thanks man for the quick reply. I used unrevoked with no issues on my previous Desire (which I sold to try the nokia N8) but that was not locked. Now I have a chance to get a locked one at a more reasonable price and that is why i was wondering. So practically it is ok, I just need to root so that I can have a few minor tweaks like on my previous one. No major stuff: just for instance installing the ROM manager or backup pro or A2SD+. So if this is possible I dont need the phone to be unlocked, as I actually am on Vodafone.
hey guys..
I just have a quick question regarding rooting and debranding..
I debranded my German T-Mobile branded HTC Desire back when 2.2 was just out for the Desire, so I could get the update couple of months earlier.
and just last night I rooted my device, without any problems..
now, regarding my question:
my room mate got a new Desire with a T-Mobile brand and froyo..
he wants his phone to get to my state, so can I just root it and install a stock ROM on his phone and the brand will be gone too?
or do I need to unbrand it first..
thanks for any help!
peace
(PS: to avoid you having to ask anything,
after the root, his desire will probably have s-on if I do it the way I rooted my device. can he install ROMs with s-on?)
thanks you guys
UPDATE:
I just successfully rooted his device..
so, will the brand be gone if I install a custom or stock ROM?
or do I still need to debrand? his s ist still on too..
You can flash a stock WWE ROM without rooting.
Just get the ROM, make a goldcard and flash it.
You can, also root before or after flashing the WWE ROM if you want to.
Root and S-OFF are different and are done separately, and of course, you can flash custom roms when s-off.
I Edit also:If you install a custom rom or a stock WWE ROM the branding will be gone for as long as he stays on these roms.
I am not sure what you mean by debranding as it is rather the state that you are not an a branded ROM with a branded device, i.e., it's not something permanent that makes your device unbranded.
thanks for the quick answer..
s-off was a typo tho.
I meant s-on..
can't I just install it through Rom-Manager?
and will the brand be gone after that?
Okay, for the brand part see the edit above.
You can install ROMs with rom manager.
You can install ROMs with S-ON.
thank you so much dude..
I have to admit I'm still learning all this android stuff..
just don't wanna brick my friends device, nahmean?
thanks again..
peace
Hi all,
I'm from India. Just yesterday, I had my new HTC One X. I bought it on eBay and was told that it was an imported mobile. I wanted to root, so I did some research and rooted my HOX with flashing recovery and SuperSu. But then I didn't relock my bootloader, as I didn't know whether to do it or not.
After rooting, when I go to bootloader, it says "Unlocked", but it's S-ON. I didn't really understand how it's S-ON even after rooting. It's currently on the stock ROM that it came with, 4.0.3 ICS.
I want to flash a JB ROM on it, but I'm so confused by the new things I'm seeing in the forums, like CID, HBOOT versions, that I'm a little hesitant to do it unless I understand these whole concepts.
If I get an official JB update from HTC, can I go ahead with it, or will it have some adverse impact on the HOX?
I did some researching on CID, and I checked the CID of my device, it's showing as HTC__Y13.
I have had a great experience at XDA with the previous smartphone I had (HTC Desire HD). But when I look into HTC ONE X, I find it very confusing.
I would really appreciate all the help I can get. If there are any specific information you guys want for the HOX I have, please ask and I'll post it into the forum. Thank you all, guys, in advance.
blinkash said:
Hi all,
I'm from India. Just yesterday, I had my new HTC One X. I bought it on eBay and was told that it was an imported mobile. I wanted to root, so I did some research and rooted my HOX with flashing recovery and SuperSu. But then I didn't relock my bootloader, as I didn't know whether to do it or not.
After rooting, when I go to bootloader, it says "Unlocked", but it's S-ON. I didn't really understand how it's S-ON even after rooting. It's currently on the stock ROM that it came with, 4.0.3 ICS.
I want to flash a JB ROM on it, but I'm so confused by the new things I'm seeing in the forums, like CID, HBOOT versions, that I'm a little hesitant to do it unless I understand these whole concepts.
If I get an official JB update from HTC, can I go ahead with it, or will it have some adverse impact on the HOX?
I did some researching on CID, and I checked the CID of my device, it's showing as HTC__Y13.
I have had a great experience at XDA with the previous smartphone I had (HTC Desire HD). But when I look into HTC ONE X, I find it very confusing.
I would really appreciate all the help I can get. If there are any specific information you guys want for the HOX I have, please ask and I'll post it into the forum. Thank you all, guys, in advance.
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First things first, rooting doesn't automatically s-off your device. Currently there is no way to s-off the HTC One X, unless it comes already s-off (lucky few).
Cid is your carriers branding. If you're currently on the stock rom your easiest safest way would be to check for an ota in:
Settings > about.
If not you could try looking for your firmware.zip on xda, a quick search should bring the thread up.
Sent from my HTC One X
Hey everyone. I want to clarify before I dig in with the reason for this help thread. I am familiar with rooting from a former phone of mine (HTC One V) and I had fun with it. My thing now is, I have an HTC One M8 with Sprint and I'm wary of rooting a contract phone so I want to do things a certain way. Still with me? Great!
What I want to achieve is as follows:
Root and s-off my M8.
Install Android Revolution HD.
Install the Harmon-Karmon software mod.
What I need to know is if I am using the right tools, the right Rom, and kernel. Also I want to be able to easily revert back to stock in case I have to send my phone in for one reason or another and I'm not sure if the recovery would have anything to do with that process.
For what I am trying to achieve what's the best way to go about it? I'm on smartpay I can't afford to.brick.this phone with a voided warranty!
Phonicate said:
Hey everyone. I want to clarify before I dig in with the reason for this help thread. I am familiar with rooting from a former phone of mine (HTC One V) and I had fun with it. My thing now is, I have an HTC One M8 with Sprint and I'm wary of rooting a contract phone so I want to do things a certain way. Still with me? Great!
What I want to achieve is as follows:
Root and s-off my M8.
Install Android Revolution HD.
Install the Harmon-Karmon software mod.
What I need to know is if I am using the right tools, the right Rom, and kernel. Also I want to be able to easily revert back to stock in case I have to send my phone in for one reason or another and I'm not sure if the recovery would have anything to do with that process.
For what I am trying to achieve what's the best way to go about it? I'm on smartpay I can't afford to.brick.this phone with a voided warranty!
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Have a read in the General section of this forum, best advice one can give.. read, read then read some more. That way you know the ins and outs, the pros and cons and most importantly the issues that will/do/may arise. Good luck
Okay guys, I just have a couple of quick (I hope) questions in regards to rooting an HTC One M7 on Verizon Wireless.
I've done a lot of research and I am genuinely confused about everything and really just need a few questions answered. I've done my research and done my googling but I still need some help.
I haven't rooted a phone in probably well over 2-3 years. The last phone I rooted was a HTC Evo on Sprint which was a breeze. I've had my HTC One for a little over a year now I believe. I'm getting kind of bored of it and I saw that CyanogenMod has come a long way since I last used it. Through my research I have found that the Verizon HTC One M7 is kind of difficult and complicated to root and I apparently need to S-OFF as well, which I have no experience with. My phone has been kept up-to-date (I know that's a bad thing in this case) and I'm running Android 4.4.3, software number 5.28.605.2, baseband version 1.13.41.0702. I'm not sure what out of that information is relevant but there you have it.
What I'm wanting to do is unlock/root/whatever my phone, install CWM recovery, and CM11. Now from the research I have done it appears that if I purchase SunShine S-Off (which looks like my only option) it will s-off, root, and unlock everything that is necessary to install the custom recovery and ROM.
So my questions are this:
I'm terrified of freezing/boot-loops because this is the first phone I'd be rooting without the ability of popping the battery out for a hard restart. Is it safe to modify this phone? Are there usually any issues?
Will SunShine do everything that I need to go from a stock Verizon HTC One to being able to flash CWM and CM11?
Are there any good tutorials on doing this with the latest updated Verizon HTC One M7? A lot of the tutorials I find seem to be outdated.
If the answer to the second question is yes, then all I need to do is purchase SunShine, follow install instructions for CWM, and follow install instructions for CM11, correct?
Thanks for your time and putting up with my stupid questions.
sector2112 said:
Okay guys, I just have a couple of quick (I hope) questions in regards to rooting an HTC One M7 on Verizon Wireless.
I've done a lot of research and I am genuinely confused about everything and really just need a few questions answered. I've done my research and done my googling but I still need some help.
I haven't rooted a phone in probably well over 2-3 years. The last phone I rooted was a HTC Evo on Sprint which was a breeze. I've had my HTC One for a little over a year now I believe. I'm getting kind of bored of it and I saw that CyanogenMod has come a long way since I last used it. Through my research I have found that the Verizon HTC One M7 is kind of difficult and complicated to root and I apparently need to S-OFF as well, which I have no experience with. My phone has been kept up-to-date (I know that's a bad thing in this case) and I'm running Android 4.4.3, software number 5.28.605.2, baseband version 1.13.41.0702. I'm not sure what out of that information is relevant but there you have it.
What I'm wanting to do is unlock/root/whatever my phone, install CWM recovery, and CM11. Now from the research I have done it appears that if I purchase SunShine S-Off (which looks like my only option) it will s-off, root, and unlock everything that is necessary to install the custom recovery and ROM.
So my questions are this:
I'm terrified of freezing/boot-loops because this is the first phone I'd be rooting without the ability of popping the battery out for a hard restart. Is it safe to modify this phone? Are there usually any issues?
Will SunShine do everything that I need to go from a stock Verizon HTC One to being able to flash CWM and CM11?
Are there any good tutorials on doing this with the latest updated Verizon HTC One M7? A lot of the tutorials I find seem to be outdated.
If the answer to the second question is yes, then all I need to do is purchase SunShine, follow install instructions for CWM, and follow install instructions for CM11, correct?
Thanks for your time and putting up with my stupid questions.
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Sunshine will unlock boot loader and gain S_off. I used it on my Vzw m7, best investment I ever made. After using sunshine all u have to do is flash custom recovery and then SuperSu
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bdizzle1686 said:
Sunshine will unlock boot loader and gain S_off. I used it on my Vzw m7, best investment I ever made. After using sunshine all u have to do is flash custom recovery and then SuperSu
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how do i flash custom recovery? any instruction / link ? tks
**subscribed**as I'm in the almost exact same scenario as OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2416431
Adb reboot bootloader.
Fastboot flash recovery *name-of-image*.img
Fastboot reboot (or select recovery to be in twrp from bootloader menu and press power button)
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