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.
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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.
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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.
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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..
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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
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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.
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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.
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Bear with my ignorance my friend..Thanks for the info.. Does that mean a stock rooted gpe will still get OTAs?
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Suhas_v said:
Bear with my ignorance my friend..Thanks for the info.. Does that mean a stock rooted gpe will still get OTAs?
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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?
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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.
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 !
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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.
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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!
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.
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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.
I want to S-OFF my HTC m8 European version 4.16.401.10 lollipop 5.0.1
It's locked and not rooted
What I want S-OFF and relocked the boot loader as locked and flash TWRP
and custom Rom so I can back to get OTA update from HTC any time I want
I can use kit Kat way to S-OFF or there is anew for lollipop
Thank you
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KARIM9377 said:
I want to S-OFF my HTC m8 European version 4.16.401.10 lollipop 5.0.1
It's locked and not rooted
What I want S-OFF and relocked the boot loader as locked and flash TWRP
and custom Rom so I can back to get OTA update from HTC any time I want
I can use kit Kat way to S-OFF or there is anew for lollipop
Thank you
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The only way to S-OFF is to use SunShine @ http://theroot.ninja which will cost $25 respectively.
KARIM9377 said:
What I want S-OFF and relocked the boot loader as locked and flash TWRP
and custom Rom so I can back to get OTA update from HTC any time I want
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Its not clear to me why you want s-off.
You only need stock ROM (no system files altered by root) and stock recovery to OTA. Relocking bootloader is not necessary. Its only necessary to relock bootloader to RUU (when s-on).
Sunshine doesn't work with Lollipop (yet) but keep checking their website for updates
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Sunshine doesn't work with Lollipop (yet) but keep checking their website for updates
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Yes I don't want to use sunshine, If there is away like firewater with kitKat use fast boot terminal/command* it was like this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
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Firewater doesn't work AT ALL, Sunshine is the ONLY way to S-OFF a phone but it's not compatible with Lollipop
KARIM9377 said:
Yes I don't want to use sunshine, If there is away like firewater with kitKat use fast boot terminal/command* it was like this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727
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firewater was an online service. So it no longer works now that the developer stopped supporting it 3 months ago.
But I'm still not convinced you even need s-off. You haven't provided a valid reason that required s-off.
If you do need soff, you need to use sunshine. There is no other option to s-off.
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firewater was an online service. So it no longer works now that the developer stopped supporting it 3 months ago.
But I'm still not convinced you even need s-off. You haven't provided a valid reason that required s-off.
If you do need soff, you need to use sunshine. There is no other option to s-off.
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The S-OFF it's more save to get back to locked on boot loader and with that you can get OTA UPDATE from HTC what I hope is to try flash viperM8 Rom and try it and then try sky Rom and see if I don't like them can back to stack with S-OFF
maybe I am wrong I don't know if
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KARIM9377 said:
The S-OFF it's more save to get back to locked on boot loader and with that you can get OTA UPDATE from HTC what I hope is to try flash viperM8 Rom and try it and then try sky Rom and see if I don't like them can back to stack with S-OFF
maybe I am wrong I don't know if
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As I already stated above, you do not need to lock the bootloader to OTA update, and you do not need s-off to OTA update. OTA update works fine with bootloader unlocked or otherwise.
You also do not need s-off to go back to stock. Just made a nandroid (or get one from the nandroid collection here) to restore stock ROM, and restore stock recovery (also in the collection).
With s-off you can make the bootloader say LOCKED instead of RELOCKED. But warranty service is typically the only time that is desired.
Yes, s-off will give you more recovery options. Such as being able to run RUU for any CID, or "downgrade" by RUU. And it lets you do things like flash radios or modified hboots. But of the things you mentioned, its not needed.
redpoint73 said:
As I already stated above, you do not need to lock the bootloader to OTA update, and you do not need s-off to OTA update. OTA update works fine with bootloader unlocked or otherwise.
You also do not need s-off to go back to stock. Just made a nandroid (or get one from the nandroid collection here) to restore stock ROM, and restore stock recovery (also in the collection).
With s-off you can make the bootloader say LOCKED instead of RELOCKED. But warranty service is typically the only time that is desired.
Yes, s-off will give you more recovery options. Such as being able to run RUU for any CID, or "downgrade" by RUU. And it lets you do things like flash radios or modified hboots. But of the things you mentioned, its not needed.
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Thank you for your advice I will root and flash TWRP recovery and backup the stack Rom and then flash custom Rom
Thank you for your help
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Hi @redpoint73 can i ask you a question ?
I bought a second hand M8 and it already had S-OFF via sunshine.When i entered bootloader it says : Software status : Modified , (bootloader) UNLOCKED and S-OFF.
I asked the seller for the "unlock_code.bin" and he said that didn't have any.He said he simply ran sunshine to S-OFF.Didn't modified further.No custom recovery no root (although sunshine temp roots) no custom ROM.
So my question is this : performing S-OFF via sunshine will auto unlock your bootloader and say Software status : Modified ?
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Hi @redpoint73 can i ask you a question ?
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Of course, that's what this forum section if for!
nighthawk696969 said:
I bought a second hand M8 and it already had S-OFF via sunshine.When i entered bootloader it says : Software status : Modified , (bootloader) UNLOCKED and S-OFF.
I asked the seller for the "unlock_code.bin" and he said that didn't have any.He said he simply ran sunshine to S-OFF.Didn't modified further.No custom recovery no root (although sunshine temp roots) no custom ROM.
So my question is this : performing S-OFF via sunshine will auto unlock your bootloader and say Software status : Modified ?
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I actually did s-off back when firewater was still working, before sunshine even existed. So I can't speak from personal experience, just what I've read on these forums. I believe that the sunshine app gives you the options to temp root, s-off, and unlock the bootloader (by means that bypasses HTCDev.com). So that is probably what the previous owner did.
With s-off there isn't ever a need to relock the bootloader, and therefore no need to unlock it again with the bin code. RUUs will run with bootloader unlocked when s-off. And you can change the hboot flag to LOCKED for warranty purposes with s-off.
If for some reason you want to relock and then unlock the bootloader again, you can just go through the HTCDev.com process to get a new bin code. But its not advised. As I don't see why you would ever want to relock (for the reasons just given). And once you go through HTCDev.com, HTC will have a record of you doing so (which they do not at this time).
Thanks you have been more than helpfull!
Another question and last one :
Can i dual boot with multirom a sense 6 rom and the GPe rom?
I have the latest firmware installed so from what i read GPe roms can run without any issues.
Thanks again!
nighthawk696969 said:
Thanks you have been more than helpfull!
Another question and last one :
Can i dual boot with multirom a sense 6 rom and the GPe rom?
I have the latest firmware installed so from what i read GPe roms can run without any issues.
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No idea, I've never used MultiROM, and not that familiar with it. Hopefully, someone who knows will chime in. Or you can post to the MultiROM thread to possibly get a quicker answer.
hello
i have s-on unlocked bootloader and recovery twrp
i am trying to fectroy reste ... and phone still on stuck htc logo
twrp saye no os install
i thing i removed evreything !
what can i do ?
can any one help me please ?!
nassimxmax said:
hello
i have s-on unlocked bootloader and recovery twrp
i am trying to fectroy reste ... and phone still on stuck htc logo
twrp saye no os install
i thing i removed evreything !
what can i do ?
can any one help me please ?!
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I would guess you formatted internal storage? Yea, that wipes everything.
Download a ROM onto your PC and transfer it to your extSD. You said you can get into recovery, so I'll skip that step.
Put the SD card into your phone, and flash the ROM.
That should do it.
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I would guess you formatted internal storage? Yea, that wipes everything.
Download a ROM onto your PC and transfer it to your extSD. You said you can get into recovery, so I'll skip that step.
Put the SD card into your phone, and flash the ROM.
That should do it.
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i will try to restore stock Nandroid backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
nassimxmax said:
i will try to restore stock Nandroid backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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You could do that as well, but if you are just going to flash a custom ROM after, you could skip that step and just flash the ROM.
If you are planning on going back to stock, then you are taking the correct path.
xunholyx said:
You could do that as well, but if you are just going to flash a custom ROM after, you could skip that step and just flash the ROM.
If you are planning on going back to stock, then you are taking the correct path.
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my problem is i want to convert my htc to gpe but i can't s-off with firewater (error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.) i thing because i have lolipop
so i will back to kitkat and try to s-off
thank you bro :good:
nassimxmax said:
my problem is i want to convert my htc to gpe but i can't s-off with firewater (error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.) i thing because i have lolipop
so i will back to kitkit and try to s-off
thank you bro :good:
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Firewater was discontinued months ago. Sunshine S-Off is the ONLY method that works now.
nassimxmax said:
my problem is i want to convert my htc to gpe but i can't s-off with firewater (error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.) i thing because i have lolipop
so i will back to kitkat and try to s-off
thank you bro :good:
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If you want to "fully convert" to GPE to get the different partition scheme (free up internal storage) or get official OTA updates, you will need to use sunshine s-off.
But if you just want to use a GPE ROM, no need to "fully convert". Just flash a GPE based custom ROM. No need to s-off, as long as the ROM supports your current firmware (hboot, radio, etc.).
redpoint73 said:
If you want to "fully convert" to GPE to get the different partition scheme (free up internal storage) or get official OTA updates, you will need to use sunshine s-off.
But if you just want to use a GPE ROM, no need to "fully convert". Just flash a GPE based custom ROM. No need to s-off, as long as the ROM supports your current firmware (hboot, radio, etc.).
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i get s-off with sunshine and flashed with gpe ruu rooted from here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708589
i flashed use my pc with fastboot
sometimes i have bugs and low of fps ... why ? i think in stock version senes 6 feel better
what is better ruu or ota ? what is different ?
what is best stock rom to use you recommend for my device ... ? i want smooth and good for gamming ...
i will wait for android 5.1 and want to try cyanogenmod 12
sorry for my bad english i am new
thx
nassimxmax said:
what is better ruu or ota ? what is different ?
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In my opinion, RUU is "better". RUU is a cleaner install, and contains all partitions. OTA leaves user data (although you can always wipe it yourself for a clean install) and needs to be installed in sequence, since sometimes it only contains the partitions that were updated.
If you are interested in CM12, just try it. How a ROM performs is often unique to the user depending on how you use the phone. For instance, I don't game on my M8, so I can't give you an opinion relevant to your usage.
thank's all for helping