looking to move over to either asop or gpe from sense im s-on with latest firmware can i just flash as normal either of these rom types or will i need to adjust to a different firmware ?
You can flash the roms, but to actually covert to GPE, you'll need to be s-off.
You also need the latest firmware for most up to date roms. ?
The M8 will need to be updated to the new 5.0.1 firmware to use latest Sense ROMS,
for AOSP you can use any firmware 3.x and up.
On the GPE Firmware you will need S-OFF as the change in partitions are locked in
S-ON.
i4GS said:
The M8 will need to be updated to the new 5.0.1 firmware to use latest Sense ROMS,
for AOSP you can use any firmware 3.x and up.
On the GPE Firmware you will need S-OFF as the change in partitions are locked in
S-ON.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Huh... There is a GPE rom on the sprint forum. When I was s-on I flash the rom then flash the kernel in fastboot. I was on latest firmware but not sure if that had something to do
Yeah, there might be a ROM but the full conversion to GPe requires S-OFF
You can use the GPE Rom Easily, without S-OFF it's like any other AOSP ROM.
But if you want to fully convert it to a GPE Edition, you'll need S-OFF.
The problem with the GPE ROMs/Conversion is that
the HTC File Manager cannot load SD Card Tab (You can't modify anything in the SDCard without rooting it after wards).
And the HTC Camera no longer works on GPE , it used to work before without root.
I guess HTC Ruined the Non-Sense variants again.
Related
Has anyone tried flashing the GPE ROM.. I am a noob with HTC.. Been a Samsung user for years..
What is ruu?
What is S-off?
Is there anything like Knox counter on HTC that should be considered a risk?
Can anyone point me to the directions on converting Tmo M8 to GPE M8
Thanks in advance..
Sent from my HTC One M8 from Tapatalk Pro
Suhas_v said:
Has anyone tried flashing the GPE ROM.. I am a noob with HTC.. Been a Samsung user for years..
What is ruu?
What is S-off?
Is there anything like Knox counter on HTC that should be considered a risk?
Can anyone point me to the directions on converting Tmo M8 to GPE M8
Thanks in advance..
Sent from my HTC One M8 from Tapatalk Pro
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can flash GPE roms just fine without converting. I am currently using a GPE rom myself and have not converted. I would only convert if you want the latest google updates. You probably need to remain as Stock GPE for those also. Also, once you convert to GPE, you cannot flash sense roms or go back to sense until a sense RUU is released. As of now there are none.
RUU stands for ROM Update Utility. Essentially it overwrites your all system partitions with stock partition files including hboot, recovery, radio, etc and software or ROM.
S-OFF stands for Security OFF. It disables security checks for things like CID (carrier identification) and allows you easier access to overwriting certain system partitions. This is both good and bad since, if you don't know what you are doing, or don't read/research enough before overwriting some partitions, you could end up with a brick, however, at the same time, there have been occasions where S-OFF prevents bricking as sometimes, HTC's own RUU's do not finalize checks until after flashing or wiping partitons, leaving you with a brick.
I think my information is pretty accurate, but anyone should feel free to add on if I am wrong about something or am lacking in some details.
exad said:
You can flash GPE roms just fine without converting. I am currently using a GPE rom myself and have not converted. I would only convert if you want the latest google updates. You probably need to remain as Stock GPE for those also. Also, once you convert to GPE, you cannot flash sense roms or go back to sense until a sense RUU is released. As of now there are none.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bear with my ignorance my friend..Thanks for the info.. Does that mean a stock rooted gpe will still get OTAs?
Sent from my HTC One M8 from Tapatalk Pro
Suhas_v said:
Bear with my ignorance my friend..Thanks for the info.. Does that mean a stock rooted gpe will still get OTAs?
Sent from my HTC One M8 from Tapatalk Pro
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
OTAs rely on stock recovery so you could use a custom recovery to root and then flash back stock recovery to receive OTAs. In short, Yes, you could/would still get OTAs.
I could be wrong but i believe that yes even with the rooted option you will still receive OTAs. Now if you have custom recovery then you will have to flash gpe recovery to take the OTA. Here's a link to the conversion thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
Wonderful.. Thank you guys.. Has anyone tried this on T-Mobile M8?
Sent from my HTC One M8 from Tapatalk Pro
I figured I should also post that typically an RUU cannot flash older versions.. or backwards.. You can only flash the same version or later. IE: You cannot flash backwards to version 2.0 if on version 3.0. If on Version 3.0 You can flash 3.0 and higher. However, with S-OFF it is possible to flash older RUUs.
Hi, just a question that I couldn't quite find the answer to.
Is it safe for me to switch between AOSP, GPE and Sense ROMs if I'm S-On with unlocked bootloader? I remember reading before that you can convert to GPE RUU which adjusts the partitions but you need to be S-Off to do that and just flashing a GPE ROM wouldn't do it (and I can't remember/find where I read it from). I'm not so sure about flashing AOSP (interested cause of the new BMFR ROM by mrjaydee) and switching back to a Sense/stock ROM later on.
Basically, can I switch to an AOSP ROM and then back to a Sense ROM without issue?
Details:
S-On, Unlocked Bootloader
Stock -> ARHD 11.1 -> Sinless 3.6.0 -> Elix-R 1.2.1 -> Elix-R 1.2.2
You're good as long as you don't convert to GPE. Flashing the GPE roms are fine but full converting is what you don't wanna do in your case. Just flash the sense/aosp/GPE roms normally.
Sent from my HTC One M8
Has anyone being successful getting S-OFF on this M8.
Have already tried sunshine with no luck.
I'm running 4.4.4 stock rooted.
Any help will be appreciated, since the flashaholic in me wants to try GPE roms [emoji41]
there goes the s-off thingy again. if you are on your stock rom and sunshine fails it gives you a clear message if the device is not supported yet. nothing will change that only a new update of sunshine that is in development and released in the future.
you do not need s-off to flash gpe roms. the latest sense hboot (3.19) supports these roms like skydragon gpe !
Mr Hofs said:
you do not need s-off to flash gpe roms. the latest sense hboot (3.19) supports these roms like skydragon gpe !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You mean, that this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
is not needed for general gpe rom usage?
for a conversion ruu yes. not for flashing a custom gpe rom. you never mentioned the full conversion.
Mr Hofs said:
for a conversion ruu yes. not for flashing a custom gpe rom. you never mentioned the full conversion.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://hobby-elektronika.eu/audio/
So basically Skydragon rom, you mentioned is a gpe rom adopting Sense-roms' partition scheme? If yes, then I ket my attention slip a little when reading the rom description.
Thank you for pointing it out!
Is there a stock 4.4.4 T-Mobile KitKat ROM that I can install on my phone? I'm currently rooted, have S-OFF and have a custom non-TMOUS 4.4.4 ROM but I'm having issues with data connectivity and I really just want to stick with stock.
Based on some of the threads here, it looks like I may need to run the stock 4.4.4 RUU. Does that mean I need to relock my bootloader to do this or can I run the RUU without doing this? Also, where would I find the RUU?
I want to convert my htc m8 to gpe version , i root it and unlock bootloader but cannot s -off, can i do it without s-off or sunshine is only way, thank you.
Sunshine is the way to go
Envoyé de mon HTC One M8
I used sunshine and it worked like a charm several months back. However now I just run a custom rom, GPE version of skydragon. I believe you don't need to be s-off to run it. Basically the same perks of GPE conversion minus stock OTA updates. If you're stuck you just enjoy running that rom isntead
svchost said:
I want to convert my htc m8 to gpe version , i root it and unlock bootloader but cannot s -off, can i do it without s-off or sunshine is only way, thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sunshine is the only way. It works best when on a stock or near stock ROM. I would suggest flashing the MaximusHD ROM (debloated stock), and trying to gain S-Off with that. A lot of users have had success that way.
for example when i download and install this rom from sd card , how is possible to s off device from this rom i dont understand can you explain thank you.
thnx friend i installed skydragon and work very good everythin like org gpe....
svchost said:
I want to convert my htc m8 to gpe version , i root it and unlock bootloader but cannot s -off, can i do it without s-off or sunshine is only way, thank you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
To be clear, the "full conversion" to GPE is only needed if you want to get the "official" GPE OTA updates, and/or take advantage of the different GPE partition scheme (smaller system OS partition results in more user accessible internal storage).
As you have found out, you can just flash a GPE custom ROM if you don't need the above features, and don't want s-off. Just make sure your firmware is supported by the custom ROM.