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[S-OFF] Can't seem to get s-off

Hello all,
I seem to have quite a problem gaining s-off on my brand new HTC m8.
I've tried the firewater s-off method for which i unlocked my device.
Firewater just seems to give me the following message:
Code:
********** whelp, this sucks, firewater can not work on your device **********
********** no amount of reflashing, retrying, or ruuing will fix... **********
********** DO NOT COME TO IRC ASKING FOR UPDATES OR ETAS!!!!!! **********
********** if we are able to fix this issue, it will be announced **********
********** bye bye.....sorry it didn't work out. **********
Followed all the instructions as posted on the firewater page, also disabled verify apps, just to be sure i disabled my virus scanner(making sure nothing interferes) but nothing seems to work.
This is my getvar output:
Code:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.15.2133156.UA13G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.54.401.5
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: SH43MWM11546
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__E11
(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: ab0efa49
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
If anyone could offer any help at all it would be very much appreciated, the firewater devs seem to be too busy to answer questions.
Thanks in advance,
Incapable

Some models just can't be s-offed yet. I'm sure eventually a working method will be released for those that don't work with the current method.
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exad said:
Some models just can't be s-offed yet. I'm sure eventually a working method will be released for those that don't work with the current method.
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I am aware of this, the weird thing is that i saw others with a m8_ul with cid htc__E11 that managed to get it working. Basicly, i'm wondering if there is something i missed

incapable said:
I am aware of this, the weird thing is that i saw others with a m8_ul with cid htc__E11 that managed to get it working. Basicly, i'm wondering if there is something i missed
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No, that message is quite clear, you missed nothing, did nothing wrong. Your phone can not be s-offed. If you missed something firewater would have informed you. Beaups and the gang have been doing this a long time and their scripts will often detect and alert you if there's something you did wrong or missed.

Okay =) in that case I'll just be patient =)

incapable said:
Okay =) in that case I'll just be patient =)
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You're not alone. I get the same message and I'm on Telus just like exad seems to be from his signature. So far there is no pattern as to which ones can or can't s-off (region, provider, etc)

Same boat
Yup I'm in the same boat
I'm on a Rogers HTC One M8 ... hopefully a way of getting s-off on these variants comes out. Me want GPE on me M8!!

5par7acu5 said:
Yup I'm in the same boat
I'm on a Rogers HTC One M8 ... hopefully a way of getting s-off on these variants comes out. Me want GPE on me M8!!
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[Android][Unlock/S-OFF] SunShine for modern Motorola & HTC devices $25 only alternative

I'm on Telus and Sunshine worked no problem. ?

Sunshine worked for me as well.
It seems Sunshine is very choosy on which ROM it will run. If the ROM and kernel are not stock enough, Sunshine will fail.
I've tried to use Sunshine from Stock ROM with the ElementalX kernel, InsertCoin and ViperOne which all failed.
ARHD v11.1 was the one ROM on which Sunshine worked.
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Iceberger said:
Sunshine worked for me as well.
It seems Sunshine is very choosy on which ROM it will run. If the ROM and kernel are not stock enough, Sunshine will fail.
I've tried to use Sunshine from Stock ROM with the ElementalX kernel, InsertCoin and ViperOne which all failed.
ARHD v11.1 was the one ROM on which Sunshine worked.
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I had the same problem and they said use a close to stock rom. To finally get sunshine to work I pushed a stock RUU and then ran sunshine and it worked for me. Now It was a biach because I by no means am a smart guy and had ot work with it, but, with all the time I've spent reading on this site and asking stupid questions I was able to do this myself. Do some reading and do a stock flash and then try sunshine. At worse you just have to unlock it again. Good luck.

myrmidon84 said:
I had the same problem and they said use a close to stock rom. To finally get sunshine to work I pushed a stock RUU and then ran sunshine and it worked for me. Now It was a biach because I by no means am a smart guy and had ot work with it, but, with all the time I've spent reading on this site and asking stupid questions I was able to do this myself. Do some reading and do a stock flash and then try sunshine. At worse you just have to unlock it again. Good luck.
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Tried with Firewather and Sunshine but no luck.
Im on ViperS Rom, so do you have a link to the Rom you flashed and got S-Off on?

flash stock nandroid backup or arhd 11.1 and buy sunshine $25 .worked for me

AsmirGT said:
flash stock nandroid backup or arhd 11.1 and buy sunshine $25 .worked for me
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I don't have nandroid of the stock Rom cos of a broken sd card, so il't try with ARHD.

jkolner said:
I don't have nandroid of the stock Rom cos of a broken sd card, so il't try with ARHD.
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ARHD 11.1 worked for me. ViperOne not.
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Iceberger said:
ARHD 11.1 worked for me. ViperOne not.
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It's well known that you have to use a stock (or a very close to stock) rom. Viper is highly modified so indeed that it doesn't work !
This implies for everyone

jkolner said:
Tried with Firewather and Sunshine but no luck.
Im on ViperS Rom, so do you have a link to the Rom you flashed and got S-Off on?
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I believe it was OMJ's thread in the sprint folder. I also went to the older ones and flashed the one that was the oldest. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2729173
Once I did that I was able to check and see if sunshine would work and it said it would then ran sunshine, flashed the updated firmware and that's where I am now.
Good luck

[Q] Canada Rogers M8 RUU

Hi,
I know Rogers doesn't have an RUU for the M8, but when I had my M7, I was using an RUU that was for Brightstar (decrypted) and it worked great. It turned my M7 into a WWE Dev Edition with Sense and the OTAs worked. All i had to do was change my CID to BS_US001 and RUU away. I needed to install a LOT of OTAs afterwards but who doesn't like updating, right?!
Would anyone know what RUU I could use on my Rogers M8 that would be the equivalent of that? Doesn't need to be rogers specific, it could be a world wide edition, I'd bu happy with that. I think that AT&T is the US carrier that uses the same type of network so I'm not sure if there is an AT&T RUU out there. Searched XDA and Google and I haven't found an RUU that I am confident would work.
Thank you.

This is the closest thing I could find and it looks like it could work, but it's an EXE RUU, I've never used that before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777

Nic2112 said:
This is the closest thing I could find and it looks like it could work, but it's an EXE RUU, I've never used that before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
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All "official" RUUs are released as Windows .exe files. If you used something else before (RUU that was not an .exe), it was modified by a XDA user.
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Nic2112 said:
I think that AT&T is the US carrier that uses the same type of network so I'm not sure if there is an AT&T RUU out there. Searched XDA and Google and I haven't found an RUU that I am confident would work.
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Latest AT&T RUU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
Modified bootable (no PC required) version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/att-2-23-502-3-bootable-ruu-pc-required-t2860486
I think you are right, that Rogers uses a similar or same network to AT&T. Rogers was in fact partially owned by AT&T at one point. But you should confirm the network is the same. Be aware that the radio is included on the RUU, so if there are any network differences, using the wrong RUU can impact reception.
In particular, the international WWE firmware/radio is known to not work well in North America. Although you won't find an RUU for WWE anyway. For the most part, only US carriers have RUUs.
Other than that, the RUUs I linked are fine. You will need to change CID (or s-off may be necessary) otherwise it will install fine. Hardware on all GSM M8s (but not CDMA versions) are essentially the same aside from some cosmetic differences. The RUU you posted is also fine, as the US Dev Edition is designed to support AT&T's network (and likely also Rogers).
EDIT: Fixed the link to bootlable RUU above.

redpoint73 said:
Other than that, the RUUs I linked are fine. You will need to change CID (or s-off may be necessary) otherwise it will install fine. Hardware on all GSM M8s (but not CDMA versions) are essentially the same aside from some cosmetic differences. The RUU you posted is also fine, as the US Dev Edition is designed to support AT&T's network (and likely also Rogers).
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That is great information, thank you very much. I'm S-OFF with GOOGL001 as CID, all I need to do is change it to one that matches the text file in the RUU, or I think BS_US001 will work.
Thanks again!

redpoint73 said:
Latest AT&T RUU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
Modified bootable (no PC required) version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
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Did you mean to link to the same file twice?

Interesting, I have 3 EXE RUUs and they all have the same behavior, I click them ,the installer starts, I accept the agreement, and then it closes completely.

I would like to know the outcome as well. I did the GPE conversion and now want to go back to stock Rogers or the Developers Edition Sense but can't find a Rogers RUU and the Dev one is an exe.
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Elisha said:
I would like to know the outcome as well. I did the GPE conversion and now want to go back to stock Rogers or the Developers Edition Sense but can't find a Rogers RUU and the Dev one is an exe.
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I managed to get the RUU to go further but it tells me it can't update my device. Maybe I put the wrong CID or have the wrong MID
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.14.21331931.LA02_2G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.12.1700.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: ...
(bootloader) imei: ...
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000
(bootloader) cidnum: BS_US001

Try changing CID back to Rogers maybe?
Where did you get the RUU?
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Elisha said:
Try changing CID back to Rogers maybe?
Where did you get the RUU?
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I don't remember what the original CID was. The RUU is the one from this thread.

You mean the Develepor edition one?

Elisha said:
You mean the Develepor edition one?
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I tried both, none work. On my M7, I had a RUU in ZIP format and the CID I needed was BS_US001, but I tried that and BS_US002 and neither work.
Maybe my MID doesn't match but I don't know. It's easy with a ZIP, there is a text fire that tells you what it looks for but I never used an EXE before.

Nic2112 said:
I tried both, none work. On my M7, I had a RUU in ZIP format and the CID I needed was BS_US001, but I tried that and BS_US002 and neither work.
Maybe my MID doesn't match but I don't know. It's easy with a ZIP, there is a text fire that tells you what it looks for but I never used an EXE before.
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That sucks. I kinda want to for back from Sense from my GPE conversion and can't find the proper RUU to flash via fastboot to get back to it.
The one linked in this thread is dead: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733523
When I run the Dev RUU exe, it says do you want to update from a 2.X.X.X version to a 1.x.x.x. version which didn't make sense so I quit it.

Between the instructions here here, and then the HBOOT from here, the Brightstar RUU is installing.
I'll probably RUU back to GPE when it gets released for the HTC M8
Update: The Brightstar RUU worked but no APNs were discovered, had to configure one manually. Since Redpoint said that WWE editions don't work as well here, I'm giving the AT&T RUU a try right now. It's installing, I'm curious to see if it will set the Rogers APN automatically this time. It's also 4.4.3 instead of 4.4.0 so I might not need to download as many updates.
Update 2: AT&T is a bit worse, it's very AT&T flavored and seems even more out of place on Rogers. I think the only way would be to flash the HBOOT, then a custom recovery, restore a Rogers backup, set the CID and Recovery back to stock, and then factory reset.
I've decided to RUU back to GPE and stick to it. If L is released November 1st, it should be available as an OTA shortly after and I know that when that comes out, I'll want it so for a month's worth of usage, I'll stick to GPE.

Nic2112 said:
Did you mean to link to the same file twice?
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Nope. My bad, bootable RUU is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/att-2-23-502-3-bootable-ruu-pc-required-t2860486
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Nic2112 said:
Update 2: AT&T is a bit worse, it's very AT&T flavored and seems even more out of place on Rogers. I think the only way would be to flash the HBOOT, then a custom recovery, restore a Rogers backup, set the CID and Recovery back to stock, and then factory reset.
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Yes, AT&T stock ROMs suck, with all the bloat and gimped features.
Really, if you decide you want a Sense experience, I would just recommend flashing a custom ROM of your choice and the radio that is friendly with your network.

The first link goes nowhere and the second one is one I was having trouble with as the 1.54.401.5-W_Splash.zip leads to a dead link as well.

Nic2112 said:
I don't remember what the original CID was. The RUU is the one from this thread.
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ROGER001

Nic2112 said:
I managed to get the RUU to go further but it tells me it can't update my device. Maybe I put the wrong CID or have the wrong MID
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.14.21331931.LA02_2G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 2.12.1700.1
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno: ...
(bootloader) imei: ...
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000
(bootloader) cidnum: BS_US001
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Ok might be a bit outdate info seeing as you already decided to stick to GPE but yes the MID was wrong. MID for AT&T, Unlocked Version and Developer Edition are 0P6B12000 not 16000

BerndM14 said:
Ok might be a bit outdate info seeing as you already decided to stick to GPE but yes the MID was wrong. MID for AT&T, Unlocked Version and Developer Edition are 0P6B12000 not 16000
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Thank you for the information. Since we might be a few short weeks from L, I figured no point in risking a brick at this time but I might change the MID anyways because I think the developer edition gets OTAs first.

Nic2112 said:
Thank you for the information. Since we might be a few short weeks from L, I figured no point in risking a brick at this time but I might change the MID anyways because I think the developer edition gets OTAs first.
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Yeah they do, I also already downloaded all the necessary things to convert my device to a Developer Edition. :good:

No Support by Sunshine!

If Sunshine is the only way to achieve S-OFF, But my device isn't supported does this mean i just have to cry about my S-ON One M8?

If you are that disappointed then yes cry all you like ! If that's a disappointment you will cry about i wonder what you will do when you get a real disappointment in life ?!
They are working on a update maybe that will cheer you up

Araytha said:
If Sunshine is the only way to achieve S-OFF, But my device isn't supported does this mean i just have to cry about my S-ON One M8?
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Just so you know, The HTC One M7 was out for nearly 6 months without S-Off and it never stopped the developers form creating dozens of Roms and the development of the phone went on without any problems. All S-Off is really needed for is converting a phone to a different branding or carrier. Or to downgrade firmware. In most cases the phone will function and update just fine without s-off. All you need is an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery to enjoy most of the custom roms available to this device.

clsA said:
Just so you know, The HTC One M7 was out for nearly 6 months without S-Off and it never stopped the developers form creating dozens of Roms and the development of the phone went on without any problems. All S-Off is really needed for is converting a phone to a different branding or carrier. Or to downgrade firmware. In most cases the phone will function and update just fine without s-off. All you need is an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery to enjoy most of the custom roms available to this device.
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That was the main thing I needed, a new carrier. I'm sure it will happen eventually for my version just a matter of waiting for it!
already unlocked bootloader with custom recovery, running SlimKat atm, just the carrier issue.

Araytha said:
That was the main thing I needed, a new carrier. I'm sure it will happen eventually for my version just a matter of waiting for it!
already unlocked bootloader with custom recovery, running SlimKat atm, just the carrier issue.
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What is the phone not doing on your current carrier that you think a firmware / CID MID change will fix ?

Maybe he means SIM unlock it ?

clsA said:
What is the phone not doing on your current carrier that you think a firmware / CID MID change will fix ?
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Not updating fast enough and he rather wants an unlocked WWE International, WWE Asia, Developer Edition for faster updates? :cyclops:

Mr Hofs said:
Maybe he means SIM unlock it ?
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Exactly what I want, but also just want a fully unblocked M8. Prefer to have no restrictions what so ever.

Araytha said:
Exactly what I want, but also just want a fully unblocked M8. Prefer to have no restrictions what so ever.
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I have the Sim unlocked Developers Edition so I'm not sure whats needed for that. But yeah S-Off is nice even at $25. I hope they get it updated for you soon.

clsA said:
I have the Sim unlocked Developers Edition so I'm not sure whats needed for that. But yeah S-Off is nice even at $25. I hope they get it updated for you soon.
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Definitely worth it. No Issues paying for s-off. Hope they are working hard lay

I don't know what you're talking about that it won't work? FYI I'm running Viper Rom 3.2.1 and my device is supported. Or did you mean that you already bought the license and your phone says that it's still s-on?
Sent from my HTC One_M8

talpes said:
I don't know what you're talking about that it won't work? FYI I'm running Viper Rom 3.2.1 and my device is supported. Or did you mean that you already bought the license and your phone says that it's still s-on?
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If you would have stopped at "I don't know what you're talking about", you would have been correct.

talpes said:
I don't know what you're talking about that it won't work? FYI I'm running Viper Rom 3.2.1 and my device is supported. Or did you mean that you already bought the license and your phone says that it's still s-on?
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I don't get to that, it does testing and says that it won't work on my device thus won't let me in app purchase or enter a code.

Araytha said:
I don't get to that, it does testing and says that it won't work on my device thus won't let me in app purchase or enter a code.
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Flash ARHD or Maximus then try it.

xunholyx said:
If you would have stopped at "I don't know what you're talking about", you would have been correct.
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Thanks for correcting me, English isn't even my native language and I translated it from German so maybe that was my mistake

jsho31 said:
Flash ARHD or Maximus then try it.
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ARHD Still brings the same issue. It might be how new my phone is?
Fastboot GetVar All:
Code:
(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: 3.28.401.9
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) serialno: SH4XXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei: 35733XXXXXXXXXX
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__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: df77f8b7
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
help at all?

If all you desperately need sim unlock, and you're going to have to pay anyways, have you checked the usual sim unlock services? Most of those only cost like $10-15 and you'd get to switch carriers while you're waiting for sunshine to update.
With that and the right kernel/rom combo you'd get most of what s-off gets you anyways, with the exception of downgrading firmware, etc. but really how often are you going to do that? Just something to consider I suppose.

gokun said:
If all you desperately need sim unlock, and you're going to have to pay anyways, have you checked the usual sim unlock services? Most of those only cost like $10-15 and you'd get to switch carriers while you're waiting for sunshine to update.
With that and the right kernel/rom combo you'd get most of what s-off gets you anyways, with the exception of downgrading firmware, etc. but really how often are you going to do that? Just something to consider I suppose.
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Incorrect. You can't flash new firmware unless your MID and CID match the new version. With S-Off, you can always be on top of the new firmware from any carrier. (unless you are on Sprint or Verizon). For instance, AT&T is still on the old stuff. With S-Off, AT&T users can be on the newest 4.4.4
Also, I was on 4.4.4 (telus in canada) two months before my carrier updated. S-Off gives you full freedom.
Also, S-Off and SIM unlock are two totally separate things. So there is also that.

gokun said:
If all you desperately need sim unlock, and you're going to have to pay anyways, have you checked the usual sim unlock services? Most of those only cost like $10-15 and you'd get to switch carriers while you're waiting for sunshine to update.
With that and the right kernel/rom combo you'd get most of what s-off gets you anyways, with the exception of downgrading firmware, etc. but really how often are you going to do that? Just something to consider I suppose.
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Three services have said they can't get an unlock code for my M8... Can an M8 be HardLocked like a Sony M2? Does anyone know where I might find the unlock counter is present on HTC?

xunholyx said:
Incorrect. You can't flash new firmware unless your MID and CID match the new version. With S-Off, you can always be on top of the new firmware from any carrier. (unless you are on Sprint or Verizon). For instance, AT&T is still on the old stuff. With S-Off, AT&T users can be on the newest 4.4.4
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That's what I said though..."with the exception of downgrading firmware, etc" meaning you can't do that. So, I'm just saying, I wasn't incorrect. (but your post was still informative and helpful to many people I'm sure).
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Araytha said:
Three services have said they can't get an unlock code for my M8... Can an M8 be HardLocked like a Sony M2? Does anyone know where I might find the unlock counter is present on HTC?
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Most likely your phone just isn't in their databases yet. I ran into that exact same thing when I had my OneX+. It's basically just a waiting game until they get the new databases that have your code in them. Back when I had my X+ it took about 2-3 weeks before anyone got the newest databases. It sucks, but all you can really do at that point is just wait. Which, again, definitely sucks.

[Q] SkyDragon 5.0.1 firmware

Hi all,
Currently I'm running Viper 1.8.0 ( Android 4.4.2 ) as you can see I'm behind my update schedule.
I'd love to give LP a try but in the SkyDragon thread I can see that i should check my firmware before upgrading to ensure WiFi is working.
Now the problem is that when i want to check my firmware there are no numbers so I have no clue what to update to.
Could anyone push me into the right direction to ensure a smooth upgrade ?
Other specs when booting into bootloader
- Tampered
- Unlocked
- M8_UL
- S-ON
- OS- [ This line is empty ]

Its a bit confusing, but OS or software number will actually not tell you the firmware number. The OS numbers will just tell you what software build the ROM was based off of, and will change if you flash the ROM.
To check firmware, look at hboot and radio number and post those here.
But essentially:
hboot 3.16 = 1.x firmware
hboot 3.17 = 2.x firmware
hboot 3.19 = 3.x firmware; and also 4.x (not many of those have OTA'ed yet)

Hi, excuse me for my late response.
My HBoot is 3.16. Beneath is an output of
Code:
fastboot getvar all
Code:
(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:
(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: VODAP102
(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: ab0efa49
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
Actually i frankly do not mind what rom I should take next as long as its a 'stable' 5.0.x version.
Also right now I'm still running Venom 1.8.0 on 4.4.2.
I read about sunshine and S-OFF the device but I was thinking about reverting to stock and OTA updating.
Or should I proceed otherwise.
Thanks in advance !

Wickedd said:
Actually i frankly do not mind what rom I should take next as long as its a 'stable' 5.0.x version.
Also right now I'm still running Venom 1.8.0 on 4.4.2.
I read about sunshine and S-OFF the device but I was thinking about reverting to stock and OTA updating.
Or should I proceed otherwise.
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If you want to run Lollipop Sense, you need Lollipop firmware. Has Lollipop OTA started rolling out for your version yet? Far as I know, only the Dev Edition have gotten it, in addition to some Euro versions (just started rolling out yesterday).
If your version hasn't gotten the LP OTA yet, you either need to wait or s-off and update the firmware "manually".

redpoint73 said:
If you want to run Lollipop Sense, you need Lollipop firmware. Has Lollipop OTA started rolling out for your version yet? Far as I know, only the Dev Edition have gotten it, in addition to some Euro versions (just started rolling out yesterday).
If your version hasn't gotten the LP OTA yet, you either need to wait or s-off and update the firmware "manually".
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And what if I dont care about Sense, would i be update without changing my firmware ?
Also the only 'working' method I read about is Sunshine or does firewater still work ? I'm a bit careful because of the risks involved.
Any idea what would be my next step ? And what ROM should I keep as a backup, since I dont have a copy of Venom 1.8.0
Thanks in advance,
- Wickedd

Or would I be able to grab a 'factory' ROM for my device and let it update OTA, at least so I'm off my current ROM.

Wickedd said:
And what if I dont care about Sense, would i be update without changing my firmware ?
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If the intent is to install Skydragon GPE, you need 4.4.4 firmware, as it states right in Post #2 of the Skydragon thread.
Your current firmware is very old. There aren't many (if any) current ROMs that it will support. You need to update firmware one way or another.
Wickedd said:
Also the only 'working' method I read about is Sunshine or does firewater still work ? I'm a bit careful because of the risks involved.
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Sunshine is the only way to s-off. Firewater was discontinued in December.
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Wickedd said:
Or would I be able to grab a 'factory' ROM for my device and let it update OTA, at least so I'm off my current ROM.
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Yes, this will get you on whatever current firmware your carrier version has had released.
You need the stock ROM and the stock recovery for your CID, in order for OTA to install. Root and unlocked bootloader are okay to OTA.

Thanks again for your help, When i check this thread I can't seem to find any numbers matching mine. So what image and recovery am I going to flash ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58606328&postcount=4278
Also : Firewater is discontinued in December, but my rom is in a state way before that. A reason to get my hopes up ? Also any risk in trying ?
Thanks in advance

Wickedd said:
When i check this thread I can't seem to find any numbers matching mine. So what image and recovery am I going to flash ?
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hboot 3.16 means you are on 1.x firmware (and 1.x software before you flashed custom ROM). Which one from there is anyone's guess (1.12 or 1.54). I'd guess to try the more recent 1.x ROM, or 1.54.161.10.
Wickedd said:
Also : Firewater is discontinued in December, but my rom is in a state way before that. A reason to get my hopes up ? Also any risk in trying ?
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Nope, absolutely no reason to get your hopes up. Firewater was an online service, so it will not work anymore.
When I said it was discontinued, I meant it. If there was a reason to think it would work, I would have said so.
Wickedd said:
Thanks again for your help,
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There's a button for that.

How can I confirm this ? The only one I found was 1.54.401.5 as build number That'd be my firmware ?
Oh but the stock ROM doesn't have to match my current build number, so with 1.54.161.10 for VODAP102 i'd be good right ?

Need stock details of my m8.

Hi there, recently i bought used m8 and its android version is 4.4.3, it is made in ireland as htc said. It is s-off and has supercid 11111, It means previous owner customized this device. I need to know its orignal Cid and Mid so i will update it to marshmallow( since i am not receving ota updates), so please help me out what should i do...I also dont know it has stock rom/ recovery. Bootloader is locked. I guess it has stock recovery. I want any stock upgrade because this rom has many bugs like delaying messeges e.t.c. Thanks in advance

worgamerx said:
Hi there, recently i bought used m8 and its android version is 4.4.3, it is made in ireland as htc said. It is s-off and has supercid 11111, It means previous owner customized this device. I need to know its orignal Cid and Mid so i will update it to marshmallow( since i am not receving ota updates), so please help me out what should i do...I also dont know it has stock rom/ recovery. Bootloader is locked. I guess it has stock recovery. I want any stock upgrade because this rom has many bugs like delaying messeges e.t.c. Thanks in advance
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Power off your phone, then boot it up by holding both the power button + vol down. This will take you to the bootloader. Post here what it says there. To navigate in the bootloader, use the vol keys to change selections, and the power button to select. You'll need to know that to select reboot.

xunholyx said:
Power off your phone, then boot it up by holding both the power button + vol down. This will take you to the bootloader. Post here what it says there. To navigate in the bootloader, use the vol keys to change selections, and the power button to select. You'll need to know that to select reboot.
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Already mentioned:
CID:111111
S-Off
Bootloader is locked and i guess it have stock recovery.
Software number is: 2.11.708.2
I think rom is stock because it matchs with stock software number. But i want to upgrade so suggest me what should i do.

worgamerx said:
Already mentioned:
CID:111111
S-Off
Bootloader is locked and i guess it have stock recovery.
Software number is: 2.11.708.2
I think rom is stock because it matchs with stock software number. But i want to upgrade so suggest me what should i do.
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Already mentioned where? Certainly not here. That CID means absolutely nothing.
And the ROM is stock because it matches with what? You have matched the OS version in bootloader, or the version-main number in you getvar with the software version in settings > about you mean?
If that is your software number, then you probably are stock, since I don't know of any ROMs that use 708 as a base.
Do you have TWRP recovery still installed? You can tell if you boot to bootloader and then boot to recovery (you need to select hboot to get the recovery option in bootloader). If the TWRP logo comes up, then you do, and this will be an easy fix by going to this thread to find a stock ROM backup and stock recovery for you to flash back to stock so that you can get OTA updates on your device.

Twrp is not installed.....its still on stock recovery....i matched the software number from the settings in about section with other device running this OS.
The main prob is its supercid is changed so i dont know which rom is compatible with it.

worgamerx said:
Twrp is not installed.....its still on stock recovery....i matched the software number from the settings in about section with other device running this OS.
The main prob is its supercid is changed so i dont know which rom is compatible with it.
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Well, almost any new ROM isn't compatible because your firmware is too old. You need to update that first. That's what I'm trying to help you with here.
Also, that phone isn't Irish. None of them are. UK yes, Ireland no. It's an Asian model. Specifically, from Hong Kong.
The only way I could offer help is if you were to unlock the bootloader again. Instead I will mention @ckpv5 here (he'll get a notification because of the mention) because I'm pretty sure he has a link to the RUU you need to update.
He's a really helpful guy, and will respond here when he sees the notification. He's not logged in now, so just be patient.
Good luck!

xunholyx said:
Well, almost any new ROM isn't compatible because your firmware is too old. You need to update that first. That's what I'm trying to help you with here.
Also, that phone isn't Irish. None of them are. UK yes, Ireland no. It's an Asian model. Specifically, from Hong Kong.
The only way I could offer help is if you were to unlock the bootloader again. Instead I will mention @ckpv5 here (he'll get a notification because of the mention) because I'm pretty sure he has a link to the RUU you need to update.
He's a really helpful guy, and will respond here when he sees the notification. He's not logged in now, so just be patient.
Good luck!
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Thank you so much. You are really kind person. I am waiting

Post fastboot getvar all result (without serial & imei no) to see what is best for you

ckpv5 said:
Post fastboot getvar all result (without serial & imei no) to see what is best for you
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thank you for replying
here is the result:
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.19.21331147A1.16G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 2.11.708.2
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B10000
cidnum: 11111111
battery-status: good
batter-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: off
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: c802cb02
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0

worgamerx said:
thank you for replying
here is the result:
version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
version-main: 2.11.708.2
product: m8_ul
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B10000
cidnum: 11111111
security: off
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Your device has Hong Kong firmware but the MID is EU.
You won't get OTA with this combination.
I suggest to install EU RUU as this is easier, no need to change MID to Hong Kong.
You can follow this, direct update to the latest Marshmallow
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6

ckpv5 said:
Your device has Hong Kong firmware but the MID is EU.
You won't get OTA with this combination.
I suggest to install EU RUU as this is easier, no need to change MID to Hong Kong.
You can follow this, direct update to the latest Marshmallow
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
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I am going to install RUU.....its my first time that i am doing such a thing..Thank you so much God Bless You

thank you so much "ckpv5", i just followed your instruction and i successfully installed marshmallow, thanks again you helped me out . i am also thanks full to "xunholyx".