Hey everyone. I am in need to S-OFF my device in order to update my bootloader so the 5.0 ROMs will work.
Is there a few reason to do this? I know firewater no longer works, but sunshine costs $25.
If you need s-off go with sunshine, there is no other option. So if you need it so it otherwise wait for the official ota
tpayne174 said:
Hey everyone. I am in need to S-OFF my device in order to update my bootloader so the 5.0 ROMs will work.
Is there a few reason to do this? I know firewater no longer works, but sunshine costs $25.
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If you're in Europe, the OTA is on its way, just way a week or so:
From today (28 jan. 2015) at Android Central
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So I've recently S-On my M8 for personal purposes, works fine, but I want to S-Off again with firewater but it says it won't work (any amount of reflashing, reruuing.. won't work). Is there any way out?
Sunshine root at http://theroot.ninja/ -- but it's not free. (Worth the money, though!)
did you by any chance take an OTA update after going back to S-ON? if you did you most likely updated your firmware to one that's NOT firewater compatible. and therefore have no choice but to use the option tublah mentioned above - sunshine.
Normally if the phone was already s-offed even an ota couldn't patch it and make it s-on again...
Hi, I know that this is a very basic thread and it has been answered before, but I couldn't find a procedure that addresses the 3.28.401.7 software. Can someone please explain to me how to get root access on HTC m8 kitkat (4.4.4 sense 6) software 3.28.401.7 ? Thanks alot
The easy way would probably be to just use Sunshine app. It costs $25 but will do both things for you(and unlock your bootloader too I believe). The app will tell you if it can work or not before you pay for it as well.
Otherwise I would think you could unlock bootloader through htcdev, then flash twrp recovery, which will itself root your phone as part of its install process. You would still need sunshine to s-off though I'm fairly certain.
john_0405 said:
Hi, I know that this is a very basic thread and it has been answered before, but I couldn't find a procedure that addresses the 3.28.401.7 software. Can someone please explain to me how to get root access on HTC m8 kitkat (4.4.4 sense 6) software 3.28.401.7 ? Thanks alot
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Sunshine is the only way to s-off.
Rooting is explained above perfectly. ?
I dont think sunshine will root the phone, as I have tried doing sunshine unrooted on 3.28 and it says I have to be rooted in order to actually try the app to see if it can s-off it. I havent rooted my phone and tried sunshine after that, but as i understand it can s-off even the new 3.28 base.
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Sunshine is for S-Off, not to root the phone.
Have you tried VomerGuides?
jkolner said:
Sunshine is for S-Off, not to root the phone.
Have you tried VomerGuides?
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Rooting, after unlocking the bootloader is simple, but OP asked about s-off also. ?
Hello.
So I have a One M8 with a 3.19 HBOOT and I want to S-OFF this device. Firewater seems to be broken on this firmware and I'm not paying $25 for Sunshine. So my question is, is it possible for me to flash an older version of HBOOT onto the device? The device is an unlocked European one (both carrier and bootloader unlocked) with HTC_032 CID running CyanogenMod 12, but I can go back to stock if I need to. Thanks.
u-wot-m8 said:
Hello.
So I have a One M8 with a 3.19 HBOOT and I want to S-OFF this device. Firewater seems to be broken on this firmware and I'm not paying $25 for Sunshine. So my question is, is it possible for me to flash an older version of HBOOT onto the device? The device is an unlocked European one (both carrier and bootloader unlocked) with HTC_032 CID running CyanogenMod 12, but I can go back to stock if I need to. Thanks.
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Firewater won't work on any firmware as it has now been dis abandoned, Sunshine is the only way to go
leefear said:
Firewater won't work on any firmware as it has now been dis abandoned, Sunshine is the only way to go
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Oh, that sucks. Is it still possible to downgrade HBOOT? I've heard that Sunshine doesn't work on all 3.xx devices right now.
u-wot-m8 said:
Oh, that sucks. Is it still possible to downgrade HBOOT? I've heard that Sunshine doesn't work on all 3.xx devices right now.
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not without s-off if you run sunshine, it will do some checks and let you know if it will work or not before you have to purchase, so, try and run it and see what happens. for $25.00 it is worth doing
u-wot-m8 said:
So my question is, is it possible for me to flash an older version of HBOOT onto the device?
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No. You cannot "downgrade" hboot with s-on.
If you could, then everyone would be doing it (that is stuck with s-on) and there wouldn't really be an "issue" with 3.x devices.
As previously mentioned, try sunshine and see if your device is supported (you won't be charged if not).
Hi guys,
I've just got S-OFF my HTC with new Sunshine version!
It's paid option for $25.
I just want you to know that it's 100% compatible
with our devices ?
Br
Condi
condi said:
Hi guys,
I've just got S-OFF my HTC with new Sunshine version!
It's paid option for $25.
I just want you to know that it's 100% compatible
with our devices
Br
Condi
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I have got s-off , Can I change my software to Google play edition as HTC m8 or What is the benefit of this change?
Thank you
alsaidhakeem said:
I have got s-off , Can I change my software to Google play edition as HTC m8 or What is the benefit of this change?
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If there was a working Google Play Edition ROM for the desire Eye you could....
S-OFF allows you to flash all NAND chips, so you can flash custom firmware & radio, even if they're not signed by HTC (with S-ON you can only flash HTC signed images).
S-OFF also allows you to change your CID and MID using fastboot commands, so you can flash firmware & kernels menat for other regions.
sir can we restore to s-on after making s-off? to get ota further?
hbrajhbh1 said:
sir can we restore to s-on after making s-off? to get ota further?
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ota is not relevant with s-on/off.
s-off and ota update instalation
condi said:
Hi guys,
I've just got S-OFF my HTC with new Sunshine version!
It's paid option for $25.
I just want you to know that it's 100% compatible
with our devices
Br
Condi
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thanks i am trying to get it.
but can i receive any further ota and can install them after my device is s-off?
i get s-off finally from sunshine after paying 25 usd.
i received ota of lollipop and installed it successfully though i get s-off and set super cid. thanks
This is for ATT variant too?
zounduser said:
This is for ATT variant too?
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I believe it should work. I have an O2 device and it worked just fine after the lollipop update.
Hey Guys,
On Cyanogen's website it is written that I should have S-OFF on my M8 in order to install their ROM, so it really necessary to have S-OFF?Did any of you guys try to flash one of their Roms having S-OFF?
I can't turn S-OFF because I can't download the firewater exploit file..
Thanks in regards.
You shouldn't need to be S-off just to install an alternate ROM. You do need to have an unlocked bootloader, which Sunshine does as part of its S-off task. However, you can, in many cases, get a bootloader unlock token directly from HTCdev.
Also, Firewater no longer works. Even if you could find the APK, the server it uses is gone. The only way to S-off is Sunshine, which is a paid service from the same developers.
Darkknight99 said:
Hey Guys,
On Cyanogen's website it is written that I should have S-OFF on my M8 in order to install their ROM, so it really necessary to have S-OFF?Did any of you guys try to flash one of their Roms having S-OFF?
I can't turn S-OFF because I can't download the firewater exploit file..
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Sunshine is the only way to s-off. Firewater was discontinued in Dec 2014.
You don't need s-off to flash CM. But you will need the current hboot (3.19). Plenty of ways to update hboot and other firmware with s-on.