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[Q] Unable to S-Off by firewater - am I tne only unhappy?

Hi, recently I have bought an M8, unlocked it's bootloader via HTCDev, installed latest TWRP, rooted it by flashing SuperSU zip, and while trying to S-Off, got message that it doesn't work on my phone yet, so no S-Off available.
May be I'm doing something wrong?
Here's some info:
Code:
$ sudo fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.2133156.UA15G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.54.401.10
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P****000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__A07
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 098a72e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.005s
Does anybody here with the same phone S-Off'ed it via firewater?

You're doing nothing wrong, your phone just isn't compatible at this time (and maybe never)...nothing you can do other than voice your concerns in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733870

Did you ota before unlocking? I believe HTC patched the exploit with the latest update.

ashyx said:
Did you ota before unlocking? I believe HTC patched the exploit with the latest update.
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He's on 1.54.401.10 (the latest) so I'll assume so (or the person the OP bought it from did)

Thanks. Yes, I had installed some OTAs. They arrived too quickly, before I have read detailed S-off manuals.

Ota is not the issue ! I s-offed mine and was on 1.54.401.10.......that's a myth !
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Mr Hofs said:
Ota is not the issue ! I s-offed mine and was on 1.54.401.10.......that's a myth !
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Kind of magic? Can i ask you to post your "fastboot getvar all"?

valery.m said:
Kind of magic? Can i ask you to post your "fastboot getvar all"?
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It won't show anything, it's a hardware change between M8 handsets and some work others won't. If yours doesn't work now, it won't work ever unless the firewater (or other devs) get it working...

EddyOS said:
It won't show anything, it's a hardware change between M8 handsets and some work others won't. If yours doesn't work now, it won't work ever unless the firewater (or other devs) get it working...
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I doubt it's hardware, if it's implemented in the first place it must be software especially seeing as s-off can be achieved on any device with a java card, apparently.

ashyx said:
I doubt it's hardware, if it's implemented in the first place it must be software especially seeing as s-off can be achieved on any device with a java card, apparently.
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I'm only going on what was said in the firewater thread when it was first released. Apparently there's a check and if your phone gives a certain result it means your phone won't work...

I can post my "all info" but it won't be of any use ! It works or it doesn't......
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

ok, will wait.

some CIDs are unsupported till now, you can see it's the problem of many:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733870

valery.m said:
Hi, recently I have bought an M8, unlocked it's bootloader via HTCDev, installed latest TWRP, rooted it by flashing SuperSU zip, and while trying to S-Off, got message that it doesn't work on my phone yet, so no S-Off available.
May be I'm doing something wrong?
Here's some info:
Code:
$ sudo fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.16.2133156.UA15G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.54.401.10
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P****000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__A07
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 098a72e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.005s
Does anybody here with the same phone S-Off'ed it via firewater?
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I have the same issue :-
Below are the info:-
getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.15.21331831.A17G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.56.720.4
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B65000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__038
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: c3d94491
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.007s
Can anyone help regarding how to S-OFF this device !!
It will really be helpful.
Thanks in advance

If firewater doesn't work the only option is sunshine. No other way.

Mr Hofs said:
If firewater doesn't work the only option is sunshine. No other way.
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the only way for s-off is sunshine method, but it has a in-app purchase of $25...!!!

sirio87s said:
the only way for s-off is sunshine method, but it has a in-app purchase of $25...!!!
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Yes and ? That's a fair price for s-off. The profit you gain for having it is well worth the money....
- lock the bootloader again
- flash recoveries from within the recovery or app. In other words no pc needed anymore
- return the phone back to stock 100% for warranty issues.
- down and upgrade the hboot anytime
- flash any firmware to convert the phone as it's unbranded if you have a branded one.
All nice examples.
And the choice to buy it or not is in the hands of the user. People should not complain that it cost a bit, be happy it's there. The firewater team also invested in the exploit, especially time and maybe also some bricked devices.
Cheers.

Mr Hofs said:
Yes and ? That's a fair price for s-off. The profit you gain for having it is well worth the money....
- lock the bootloader again
- flash recoveries from within the recovery or app. In other words no pc needed anymore
- return the phone back to stock 100% for warranty issues.
- down and upgrade the hboot anytime
- flash any firmware to convert the phone as it's unbranded if you have a branded one.
All nice examples.
And the choice to buy it or not is in the hands of the user. People should not complain that it cost a bit, be happy it's there. The firewater team also invested in the exploit, especially time and maybe also some bricked devices.
Cheers.
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The Firewater team IS the Sunshine team
They were going to charge eventually, seeing as up til now it's been optional (and I'm gonna assume most didn't donate)

EddyOS said:
The Firewater team IS the Sunshine team
They were going to charge eventually, seeing as up til now it's been optional (and I'm gonna assume most didn't donate)
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As for my initial question - how to s-off - it's now solved by sunshine.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

EddyOS said:
The Firewater team IS the Sunshine team
They were going to charge eventually, seeing as up til now it's been optional (and I'm gonna assume most didn't donate)
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I know firewater made sunshine
What i meant to say was that a user can invest in their s-off, because firewater team also did that with making sunshine

Failed to get S-OFF

I am tying to get s-off but after trying firewater tells me I can't and don't try again as it still won't work. I have attached screen shot to show the output and also my getvar all.
Is my phone not able to get S-Off?
C:\Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.2133114
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.22.771.5
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: ******************
(bootloader) imei: *********************
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: H3G__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 5e4b24e4
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.012s

potsykate said:
I am tying to get s-off but after trying firewater tells me I can't and don't try again as it still won't work. I have attached screen shot to show the output and also my getvar all.
Is my phone not able to get S-Off?
C:\Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.2133114
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.22.771.5
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: ******************
(bootloader) imei: *********************
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: H3G__001
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 5e4b24e4
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.012s
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As you appear to be on the latest bootloader 3.18, you would probably need to use Sunshine if Firewater isnt working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487

gsmyth said:
As you appear to be on the latest bootloader 3.18, you would probably need to use Sunshine if Firewater isnt working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792487
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Thanks for that,I'll wait a little longer. I don't mind supporting Devs etc but I think $25 is a bit steep.

potsykate said:
Thanks for that,I'll wait a little longer. I don't mind supporting Devs etc but I think $25 is a bit steep.
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Depends which way you look at it, if you unlock bootloader, flash custom recovery and custom ROM and something goes wrong and you need to take it into service for warranty repair. How much will they charge you extra if they see that you tampered with the device?
$25 vs $ ?
Besides, they also need to make up for the devices they might have lost. The means don't just get to them out of the blue, I'm sure they probably bricked and lost a couple of devices in search for the exploit to grant us S-OFF.
Steep $25 vs $700 * number of devices lost + personal time it took to write the code etc.
Oh well, to each his own though

potsykate said:
Thanks for that,I'll wait a little longer. I don't mind supporting Devs etc but I think $25 is a bit steep.
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Have you unlocked your bootloader and rooted so far then? I wont be going s off right now but considering unlocking the bootloader and rooting. Mainly just having root would be useful to remove some bloat that I dont use. Although the sunshine tool is handy as you can unlock the bootloader, root and s off all in one go.

gsmyth said:
Have you unlocked your bootloader and rooted so far then? I wont be going s off right now but considering unlocking the bootloader and rooting. Mainly just having root would be useful to remove some bloat that I dont use. Although the sunshine tool is handy as you can unlock the bootloader, root and s off all in one go.
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I have unlocked,rooted and using Viperom at the moment. I just wanted to change the splash screen from the '3' network. I will consider Sunshine at a later date.

[HELP] Wanted to unroot, tried a procedure and many problems. Please help.

Hello guys, so today i decided to unroot my phone and go back to stock because i want to sell it. I started doing theunlockr.com method (http://theunlockr.com/2014/06/08/how-to-unroot-the-htc-one-m8-video/) in the step of flashing stock nandroid backup, i flashed it using TWRP restore utility, then i didnt find any folder in the gallery and there was around 5 out of 16 GB avaialible only, so i did a "fromat data", since it erases everything, i pushed the firmware 4.16.401.10 using ADB into the TWRP folder (it wasnt there so i created a backup and there i found it). Then i restored the nandroid backup, now there are 4.5GB used which i cant find and some folders still dont appear in file manager... and i have wifi issues, it doesnt connect to wifi and neither does mobile data work. I need help as soon as possible. ANy help is MUCH apprecciated. Than you guys. and if there is any other way to completely unroot hope someone would help.
PS, i am planning to flash stock recovery, its just i want to fix the current problemss then i can flash stock recovery and lock the bootloader.

Need more info. Do an adb getvar all, but remember to delete your IMEI and serial number (those are personal data) before you post the output.

thats what i got

Down...

redpoint73 said:
Need more info. Do an adb getvar all, but remember to delete your IMEI and serial number (those are personal data) before you post the output.
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Thanks for your reply, i went back rooted because it was unusable without wifi, so here is what i got:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.22.21331147A1.29G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__J15
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: df77f8b7
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

abdane said:
Thanks for your reply, i went back rooted because it was unusable without wifi, so here is what i got:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.22.21331147A1.29G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__J15
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: df77f8b7
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
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The easiest way to go back to stock is to run the appropriate RUU.
Download this RUU onto your PC.
When the download if finished, hook your phone up to your PC and double click on the download.
Follow the prompts.
Super easy.
This will bring you back to stock including your stock recovery. It will also wipe your phone.

redpoint73 said:
Need more info. Do an adb getvar all, but remember to delete your IMEI and serial number (those are personal data) before you post the output.
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xunholyx said:
The easiest way to go back to stock is to run the appropriate RUU.
Download this RUU onto your PC.
When the download if finished, hook your phone up to your PC and double click on the download.
Follow the prompts.
Super easy.
This will bring you back to stock including your stock recovery. It will also wipe your phone.
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Thank you so much for your help, i will try this as soon as the download finishes. Is the normal M8 S-OFF or S-ON? and if it is either one, how do i change it? Because i want to go exactly back as it was in order to sell it.
Thanks again for your help ^_^

abdane said:
Thank you so much for your help, i will try this as soon as the download finishes. Is the normal M8 S-OFF or S-ON? and if it is either one, how do i change it? Because i want to go exactly back as it was in order to sell it.
Thanks again for your help ^_^
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You are already S-On, and will remain that way.
The only differences from the day you bought it will be that the bootloader is unlocked, and the the stock ROM is the latest Android version (5.0.1 Lollipop instead of 4.4.2 Jellybean), just as it would be if you had remained stock and updated through the OTA updates from HTC and your carrier.

xunholyx said:
You are already S-On, and will remain that way.
The only differences from the day you bought it will be that the bootloader is unlocked, and the the stock ROM is the latest Android version (5.0.1 Lollipop instead of 4.4.2 Jellybean), just as it would be if you had remained stock and updated through the OTA updates from HTC and your carrier.
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But it is easy to re-lock the bootloader, should i do it?

xunholyx said:
You are already S-On, and will remain that way.
The only differences from the day you bought it will be that the bootloader is unlocked, and the the stock ROM is the latest Android version (5.0.1 Lollipop instead of 4.4.2 Jellybean), just as it would be if you had remained stock and updated through the OTA updates from HTC and your carrier.
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Oh and also as i said above, last time i tried the wifi wasnt working and there was no storage visible (no folders even though there is something taking up space). Will these problems go away?
Thanks again

abdane said:
But it is easy to re-lock the bootloader, should i do it?
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Without S-Off (which costs $25), you can only set it to re-locked status and not locked, so I wouldn't bother.
abdane said:
Oh and also as i said above, last time i tried the wifi wasnt working and there was no storage visible (no folders even though there is something taking up space). Will these problems go away?
Thanks again
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Yes, your problems should be fixed.

Which RUU
xunholyx said:
The easiest way to go back to stock is to run the appropriate RUU.
onto your PC.
When the download if finished, hook your phone up to your PC and double click on the download.
Follow the prompts.
Super easy.
This will bring you back to stock including your stock recovery. It will also wipe your phone.
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Hey,
I was wondering how I could check which RUU I have to download,
I have some problems as well, and am hoping this will fix it.
Thanks in advance!

KodoKevin123 said:
Hey,
I was wondering how I could check which RUU I have to download,
I have some problems as well, and am hoping this will fix it.
Thanks in advance!
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From your getvar. Hook up to your PC, get into ADB, and enter adb getvar all.
Post the readout here. Edit out your IMEI and serial# from it first. That is private information that you should never post on a public forum.
EDIT: I saw your bootloader readout in the thread you started. There is no RUU available for your device (Vodafone) that I am aware of. Sorry.

xunholyx said:
From your getvar. Hook up to your PC, get into ADB, and enter adb getvar all.
Post the readout here. Edit out your IMEI and serial# from it first. That is private information that you should never post on a public forum.
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(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.22.21331147A1.29G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.29.161.9
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: VODAPE17
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 26b322e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
Thank you so much

KodoKevin123 said:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.22.21331147A1.29G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 3.29.161.9
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: VODAPE17
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 26b322e5
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
Thank you so much
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I guess you didn't see my edited reply. I don't know of any Vodafone RUUs. I don't think there is one.

xunholyx said:
I guess you didn't see my edited reply. I don't know of any Vodafone RUUs. I don't think there is one.
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Oh indeed I didn't.
Thank you for searching for me anyway!
Guess there is no other way to restore my phone?

KodoKevin123 said:
Oh indeed I didn't.
Thank you for searching for me anyway!
Guess there is no other way to restore my phone?
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Answered in the thread you started instead of highjacking this one.

xunholyx said:
Without S-Off (which costs $25), you can only set it to re-locked status and not locked, so I wouldn't bother.
Yes, your problems should be fixed.
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Hello again, so i did the utility but after clicking "update" it gave me error 155: Unknown error
The ROM Updat Utility cannot update your Androd phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
Any suggstions?

abdane said:
Hello again, so i did the utility but after clicking "update" it gave me error 155: Unknown error
The ROM Updat Utility cannot update your Androd phone.
Please get the correct ROM Update Utility and try again.
Any suggstions?
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Error 155, I guess you'll need to re-lock your bootloader after all.
fastboot oem lock , then run the RUU again.

xunholyx said:
Error 155, I guess you'll need to re-lock your bootloader after all.
fastboot oem lock , then run the RUU again.
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Yup that did the trick, its now back to stock unrooted and everything is working perfectly fine. Thank you so much ^_^

Tried to downgrade to stock - stuck

Hey XDA,
I have a bit of a problem! I was trying to S-OFF my Tmobile m8 phone (ViperOne 2.5.0) so that I could upgrade to the latest and greatest. I installed Sunshine and was told my ROM wasn't compatible.
I followed the instructions here: http://www.android.gs/downgrade-t-mobile-htc-one-m8-to-official-stock-firmware-with-ruu/ to get back to stock so I could S-OFF.
Basically, relock the bootloader (done, successfully - shows Relocked) and ran the RUU utility. The RUU utility says that it's not the right version - I downloaded RUU_M8_TMOUS_1.57.531.7.exe. Now, my phone is stuck in fastboot/hboot and when I try to reboot, goes right back into fastboot. I have no idea what to do from here. I can't get into recovery to restore an image. I can't "fastboot oem unlock" to see if that helps - it fails.
Any ideas?

spinez said:
Hey XDA,
I have a bit of a problem! I was trying to S-OFF my Tmobile m8 phone (ViperOne 2.5.0) so that I could upgrade to the latest and greatest. I installed Sunshine and was told my ROM wasn't compatible.
I followed the instructions here: http://www.android.gs/downgrade-t-mobile-htc-one-m8-to-official-stock-firmware-with-ruu/ to get back to stock so I could S-OFF.
Basically, relock the bootloader (done, successfully - shows Relocked) and ran the RUU utility. The RUU utility says that it's not the right version - I downloaded RUU_M8_TMOUS_1.57.531.7.exe. Now, my phone is stuck in fastboot/hboot and when I try to reboot, goes right back into fastboot. I have no idea what to do from here. I can't get into recovery to restore an image. I can't "fastboot oem unlock" to see if that helps - it fails.
Any ideas?
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Your issue is that you are trying to run an RUU for an older version (4.4.2), or that you are not on T-Mo US, but on an International/European version.
If you are in the US, run this RUU instead. It will jump you up to Lollipop 5.0, and should also fix your issue.
The above link is to HTC's US website, and is the official 4.20.531.4 RUU. You will want to scroll down to the manual system update instructions. The download is at the bottom of the page.
Good luck!

xunholyx said:
Your issue is that you are trying to run an RUU for an older version (4.4.2), or that you are not on T-Mo US, but on an International/European version.
If you are in the US, run this RUU instead. It will jump you up to Lollipop 5.0, and should also fix your issue.
The above link is to HTC's US website, and is the official 4.20.531.4 RUU. You will want to scroll down to the manual system update instructions. The download is at the bottom of the page.
Good luck!
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Thanks for the info, definitely a TMO US phone. I'm downloading now (30 mins remaining). Here's more info if this doesn't work out.
C:\Windows\system32>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.213311491.03G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B13000
(bootloader) cidnum: T-MOB010
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 5e4b24e4
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.047s

spinez said:
Thanks for the info, definitely a TMO US phone. I'm downloading now (30 mins remaining). Here's more info if this doesn't work out.
C:\Windows\system32>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.213311491.03G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B13000
(bootloader) cidnum: T-MOB010
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 5e4b24e4
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.047s
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Yep. That was the problem. I can tell from your bootloader version that you are on 4.4.3 firmware. You can only downgrade if you are s-off.
If you want to get S-Off, after running the RUU would be a good time to do it. It works best when on the stock ROM, but will also work with a near stock ROM such as MaximusHD.
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Also, delete your serial# and IMEI from your readout. That is private information, and you should never post those on a public forum for your own security.

HTC One M8 return to stock s-on

I had previously put custom crDroid 7.1.1 . I've been trying to return to stock with s-on. I've tried methods from different threads on here specifically: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/guide-restore-european-htc-one-m8-to-t3072235
However, when I try retrieving the rom.zip file I get an invalid message. Any suggestions?
Here is my info:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.29.213311491.05G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B13000
(bootloader) cidnum: T-MOB010
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 205bdca3
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

josh2124 said:
I had previously put custom crDroid 7.1.1 . I've been trying to return to stock with s-on. I've tried methods from different threads on here specifically: https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/guide-restore-european-htc-one-m8-to-t3072235
However, when I try retrieving the rom.zip file I get an invalid message. Any suggestions?
Here is my info:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.29.213311491.05G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B13000
(bootloader) cidnum: T-MOB010
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: on
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 205bdca3
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
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Try using this RUU instead.
Scroll down to the Manual System Update Instructions and read them. The RUU download is at the end of the instructions.

I've tried that. Unfortunatley it doesn't work.

josh2124 said:
I've tried that. Unfortunatley it doesn't work.
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Doesn't work how? "Doesn't work" doesn't help me/us to figure out what your issue is and how to fix it. When you run the RUU and it doesn't work, what error message are you getting?

it says, " The ROM Update Utility cannot connect to your Android Phone. Check your usb cable......."
I have the drivers installed

josh2124 said:
it says, " The ROM Update Utility cannot connect to your Android Phone. Check your usb cable......."
I have the drivers installed
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Maybe you should have read to the bottom of the instructions in the link I gave you, where it says with your issue you should boot to bootloader/fastboot and run the RUU from there.

xunholyx said:
Maybe you should have read to the bottom of the instructions in the link I gave you, where it says with your issue you should boot to bootloader/fastboot and run the RUU from there.
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I did and nothing worked

josh2124 said:
I did and nothing worked
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Okay. In that case you should use the methods in this thread.

Thank you. Will give it a try and update

xunholyx said:
Okay. In that case you should use the methods in this thread.
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Thank You so much. It Worked!!

josh2124 said:
I did and nothing worked
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I know you fix your issue by now
But i have a question,have you relocked your bootloader before running the RUU.exe ?
Sent from my HTC M8 using XDA Labs

No I didn't

josh2124 said:
No I didn't
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that's why the RUU didn't work for you
next time you need to use the RUU you should relock the bootloader first ( for s-on devices )
using this command
fastboot oem lock
then flash the RUU in fastboot mode ( use the same android version or higher ( for s-on devices )