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[HOW-TO] Convert your VZW One to (mostly) a GPE phone.

Requirements:
S-OFF'd phone
Unlocked bootloader
Downloaded RUU from Here
NewToRoot's GPE rom from Here
TWRP from Here
Steps:
Reboot your phone into RUU (boot into bootloader, then fastboot oem rebootRUU)
Change your CID to GOOGL001 (fastboot oem writecid GOOGL001)
Reboot back into RUU (fastboot oem rebootRUU)
Flash the RUU (fastboot flash zip zipname.zip), you'll probably have to run this twice due to an hboot update.
Your system will get stuck in a bootloop, this is normal.
Reboot your phone into the bootloader (fastboot reboot-bootloader)
Flash TWRP. You need TWRP to adb sideload.
Boot into recovery, click advanced->adb sideload
Rename the ROM to sideload.zip, run adb sideload sideload.zip
Let everything run its course
You should now be on a (mostly) GPE One! I'm pretty sure OTA's wont work, but it gets rid of the HTC splash screen, changes the bootloader around a bit, and a few other minor things.

So this is a better way to run GPE besides using newt's ROM?

Why not just load newt's ROM from recovery without flashing the RUU? Also wouldn't the RUU do something with the radios?

I believe that is the point.
Since now S-OFF you can flash these things thanks to Super CID, so now you can flash this before you'd have to have a phone that has that CID #, Super CID blocks that allowing you to flash an RUU not meant for the phone.
If Sonic says it's the way to to if you want to be on GPE phone, this is the best way to do it
stuff Sonic!
Just might have to try this out once my phone gets back to me.

Yes why not just flash newts from recovery. Its the same
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coldconfession13 said:
Yes why not just flash newts from recovery. Its the same
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The RUU I believe is not the one for our phone, since you are S-OFF you can flash other device RUU's by changing SuperCID, and it will be the same firmware/radio/hboot as the GPE phones (or like Sonic said, (mostly)
This is from what I am gathering, anyway.
Sorry if wrong

andybones said:
The RUU I believe is not the one for our phone, since you are S-OFF you can flash other device RUU's by changing SuperCID, and it will be the same firmware/radio/hboot as the GPE phones (or like Sonic said, (mostly)
This is from what I am gathering, anyway.
Sorry if wrong
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I just don't see what the advantage is.

GrayTheWolf said:
I just don't see what the advantage is.
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Yea that would be for Sonic, I am yet to run the GPE ROM unfortunately.

andybones said:
Yea that would be for Sonic, I am yet to run the GPE ROM unfortunately.
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I am running Newt's GPE ROM right now and it is great. Juts occasional data drops. If this fixes those then I am all for it.
Also that annoying menu button.

GrayTheWolf said:
I am running Newt's GPE ROM right now and it is great. Juts occasional data drops. If this fixes those then I am all for it.
Also that annoying menu button.
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I presume you mean one of the worst ideas ever for android, an entire soft key row for the menu button, ugh, what an annoyance!

andybones said:
The RUU I believe is not the one for our phone, since you are S-OFF you can flash other device RUU's by changing SuperCID, and it will be the same firmware/radio/hboot as the GPE phones (or like Sonic said, (mostly)
This is from what I am gathering, anyway.
Sorry if wrong
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Right, but the GPE RUU doesn't have a Verizon compatible radio though?

Character Zero said:
Right, but the GPE RUU doesn't have a Verizon compatible radio though?
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I just put the regular radios+kernel back in. I prefer the GPE splash screen and stuff, and I figured someone else might .

whats the splash screen? I put the boot animation on my N7 2013 and love it. They're 2 different things though

Sonic2756 said:
I just put the regular radios+kernel back in. I prefer the GPE splash screen and stuff, and I figured someone else might .
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I'll just flash the splash screen separate then.

I apologize if this is a dumb question, but what is(are) the advantage(s) of having a GPE ROM? Just different UI?

Is their Return to stock with s off tutorial yet?

Hello I just bought htc one m8 I want to root bad but I just want to make sure is their a way to go back to stock with s off yet?

No RUU is available yet. There are stock kernel files and you can make a backup in recovery of stock rom. But, if you convert to Google play edition there's no way to get back right now.
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Do you mean that if I install gpe Rom,I won't be able to flash stock based Rom?
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ceo.mtcl said:
Do you mean that if I install gpe Rom,I won't be able to flash stock based Rom?
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Correct, but only for now. Just waiting for the RUU to be released.

If you unlock with HTC Dev, the bootloader says unlocked or relocked (if you relock it).
To get locked again you need S-OFF.
However, I've seen S-OFF is (almost?) achieved, but no tutorial about restoring the lock flag.

There is some misinformation going on in here. You can flash a GPe ROM, and still be able to flash back to sense. However, if you flash the GPe RUU, then you are stuck until we get a sense RUU. Also, s-off has already been achieved, check the original development thread.

ceo.mtcl said:
Do you mean that if I install gpe Rom,I won't be able to flash stock based Rom?
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You can install a GPE Rom and then flash back to a Sense Rom no problem. What I was saying is if you do the full GPE conversion by flashing the GPE RUU, there's no way to get back to Sense until an RUU is available.

suprtrukr425 said:
There is some misinformation going on in here. You can flash a GPe ROM, and still be able to flash back to sense. However, if you flash the GPe RUU, then you are stuck until we get a sense RUU. Also, s-off has already been achieved, check the original development thread.
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I know we can S-OFF, but after that, how do we set the device back to Locked instead of Unlocked or Relocked?

IF you have an unbranded EU handset there is a way to get back to 100% stock with a bit of imagination...
1. Flash the stock odexed 1.54.401.5 ROM @mike1986. provided HERE
2. Flash the stock 1.54.401.5 recovery provided HERE
3. Relock the bootloader (or, if S-OFF, reset the tampered flag and lock it again)
You could also look into flashing the 1.54.401.5 firmware package to be ultra-sure you have everything done but if you were already on 1.54.401.5 before going custom it's not really required
That should do it...

confused a bit?
Dont want sound like a newbie but so if I unlock the bootloader and turn s off then its rooted and I can flash any recovery I just want to clear things real quick if I want to restore it like from the day I got it its possible if I follow your directions? I got the atnt version to I know I sound like super newbie but Its just a little more complicated to do this on htc one then it was when I had the s4 no doubt tho htc one m8 is amazing!!!

EddyOS said:
IF you have an unbranded EU handset there is a way to get back to 100% stock with a bit of imagination...
1. Flash the stock odexed 1.54.401.5 ROM @mike1986. provided HERE
2. Flash the stock 1.54.401.5 recovery provided HERE
3. Relock the bootloader (or, if S-OFF, reset the tampered flag and lock it again)
You could also look into flashing the 1.54.401.5 firmware package to be ultra-sure you have everything done but if you were already on 1.54.401.5 before going custom it's not really required
That should do it...
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Thanks

EddyOS said:
3. Relock the bootloader (or, if S-OFF, reset the tampered flag and lock it again)
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But.. how?
I mean, I know how to relock (there's an HTC official method), but if i'm S-OFF, how can i lock?

There's a thread on removing tampered and showing locked in android Dev section. I believe it just flashes a modified hboot file. Then you just need to s-on:
Fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
Then lock your bootloader which you know how to do.
There have been issues with running an RUU after messing with your bootloader while S-on with HTC Phones in the past so to minimize possible bricking be sure to see your CID back to its original if you changed it and possibly even leaving the phone S-Off if you plan to continue using it after returning to stock.
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exad said:
There's a thread on removing tampered and showing locked in android Dev section. I believe it just flashes a modified hboot file. Then you just need to s-on:
Fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
Then lock your bootloader which you know how to do.
There have been issues with running an RUU after messing with your bootloader while S-on with HTC Phones in the past so to minimize possible bricking be sure to see your CID back to its original if you changed it and possibly even leaving the phone S-Off if you plan to continue using it after returning to stock.
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No, you can lock it first as doing the normal will show 'relocked'. When S-OFF, you can set it back to 'locked' and then S-ON again (if you really want to). Guides are in General on how to do this

[Q] m8 international Soff 4.4.3

Hello Folks,
I'm helping a friend to mod his m8 , he has installed 4.4.3 OTA I know I can unlock the bootloader via HTC dev then custom recovery and wakesauce to gain su acess, but can I use firewater to SOFF the phone after installing 4.4.3 OTA , I have read somewhere HTC patched stuff and firewater does not work on 4.4.3 devices?
Please advise ...

Use sunshine...firewater already outdated
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hdorius said:
Use sunshine...firewater already outdated
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Yes go for SunShine.
muk12 said:
I know I can unlock the bootloader via HTC dev then custom recovery and wakesauce to gain su acess, but can I use firewater to SOFF the phone after installing 4.4.3 OTA , I have read somewhere HTC patched stuff and firewater does not work on 4.4.3 devices?
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You don't need HTCDev if you use SunShine, as SunShine gains S-Off AND unlocks the bootloader. Following this way HTC don't come to know that the device has been changed. Thus you would not have any problems regarding warranty

hdorius said:
Use sunshine...firewater already outdated
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HTCNerdYoda said:
Yes go for SunShine.
You don't need HTCDev if you use SunShine, as SunShine gains S-Off AND unlocks the bootloader. Following this way HTC don't come to know that the device has been changed. Thus you would not have any problems regarding warranty
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Thanks for your reply mate.Sunshine is the way to go ....however I have used HTC android devices in the past and I want to know can AOSP/GPE ROMS be flashed on m8 with S ON by fastboot flash boot.img after installing ROM ZIP from the recovery ?

muk12 said:
Thanks for your reply mate.Sunshine is the way to go ....however I have used HTC android devices in the past and I want to know can AOSP/GPE ROMS be flashed on m8 with S ON by fastboot flash boot.img after installing ROM ZIP from the recovery ?
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Yep,still the same like previous HTC phone,S-ON still can flash any custom rom and just flash boot.img after rom zip
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muk12 said:
Thanks for your reply mate.Sunshine is the way to go ....however I have used HTC android devices in the past and I want to know can AOSP/GPE ROMS be flashed on m8 with S ON by fastboot flash boot.img after installing ROM ZIP from the recovery ?
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Yes but to flash AOSP/GPE ROMs could easily lead to problems if it is done wrong. For GPE as far as I know a conversion of the phone is needed, as the partition sizes are different. During this process the hole firmware has to be replaced by the GPE one with the black HBoot as well. So do carefully read the conversion threads if you are coming from a sense ROM!
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HTCNerdYoda said:
Yes but to flash AOSP/GPE ROMs could easily lead to problems if it is done wrong. For GPE as far as I know a conversion of the phone is needed, as the partition sizes are different. During this process the hole firmware has to be replaced by the GPE one with the black HBoot as well. So do carefully read the conversion threads if you are coming from a sense ROM!
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The partitions are only altered if a full conversion (by RUU) is performed. GPE based custom ROMs will run fine with no conversion (no partition change or hboot change required); as will any AOSP ROMs.

S-on and need to get back to stock for warranty

If I install a rom that does not have root will that do the trick? Can someone give me a link please

http://theunlockr.com/2014/06/08/how-to-unroot-the-htc-one-m8-video/
Used something similar myself

Just run whatever ruu you need and send it in...
I've sent in multiple HTC devices that was s-off, still shown unlocked and tampered. Hell I've sent an M7 with android revolution, custom splash and custom boot animation, and GE bootloader still on it. (Bootloader was black). They've never rejected me yet

InflatedTitan said:
Just run whatever ruu you need and send it in...
I've sent in multiple HTC devices that was s-off, still shown unlocked and tampered. Hell I've sent an M7 with android revolution, custom splash and custom boot animation, and GE bootloader still on it. (Bootloader was black). They've never rejected me yet
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Think you need to read it again. He is S-ON so he can't run any ruu, and not that there are many either ! Have you seem a 2.22.401 ruu for instance ?
Nope.....
@ O.P
For s-on devices i suggest this
Method 1:
Return to the official stock rom via a stock nandroid backup and flash the stock recovery.
The bootloader will say unlocked and you can only get it to say RELOCKED.
Method 2:
Flash a stock rom and recovery and perform sunshine to s-off the device and then return it to full stock and with s-off you can also turn the bootloader to LOCKED.

Brother. Read mine again. I said whatever ruu "you need".
I didn't say any old ruu
However I do thank you for clarifying. I should have made it more clear to use the one specific to his carrier and device.

InflatedTitan said:
Brother. Read mine again. I said whatever ruu "you need".
I didn't say any old ruu
However I do thank you for clarifying. I should have made it more clear to use the one specific to his carrier and device.
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No problem. I also read fast. But "international" ruu's are very rare......it's easier to find a stock backup than a ruu these days

Mr Hofs said:
No problem. I also read fast. But "international" ruu's are very rare......it's easier to find a stock backup than a ruu these days
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You the man Mr Hofs. You know your stuff indeed.

InflatedTitan said:
You the man Mr Hofs. You know your stuff indeed.
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Not always.....i also make many errors

ota update problem ! help😔

Rooted my HTC m9 (unlocked the boot loader , flashed a custom twrp recovery, installed supersu through it) and I am still getting ota update. But when I try to install the update ( going from 5.1.1 to marshmallow ) the phone restarts and get into the recovery.
I tried to restore the nandroid I have made since I rooted the phone, and tried to update again, but still didn't work !
Actually the phone is working great but all the solution I tried to get back to stock , and take the ota update didn't work ( even with an RUU , which I may not have found the right one).
Below is a pic of the download mode
Any help will be apreciated
imgur. com/avkCxqW
tinypic. com/r/fe3muf/9
Nb: remove the space between "dot" and "com"

You either need to be at "official" status OR buy s-off.
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shivadow said:
You either need to be at "official" status OR buy s-off.
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Please what do you mean by "official" status ,and how ?
And also if I buy s-off (using sunshine app) what next ?

Why on earth are you rooting if you don't know anything about it?.
Official means "as it was from factory" the device knows that it isn't as factory.
S-off means you can flash any rom and brick your device even quicker.
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Well I forgot to say that I am a beginner.
Anyway, how can I get back to official status, I mean if It's still possible.
And what if I flash a custom rom, will I be able to get ota updates ( even unofficial)

superyacine1994 said:
Well I forgot to say that I am a beginner.
Anyway, how can I get back to official status, I mean if It's still possible.
And what if I flash a custom rom, will I be able to get ota updates ( even unofficial)
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You have to be 100% stock to take an ota. This is a security feature to prevent bricks, which can and have resulted from people trying to take otas when rooted.
There are multiple threads on how to do this. Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/stock-nand-backup-ota-update-collection-t3132698

superyacine1994 said:
Well I forgot to say that I am a beginner.
Anyway, how can I get back to official status, I mean if It's still possible.
And what if I flash a custom rom, will I be able to get ota updates ( even unofficial)
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Official status is a pita, just go s-off. Its worth the $25 to have a working phone at the end.
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shivadow said:
Official status is a pita, just go s-off. Its worth the $25 to have a working phone at the end.
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Indeed! I will !
I guess as soon as I go s-off I will be able to flash any ruu therefore be 100% stock right?

iElvis said:
You have to be 100% stock to take an ota. This is a security feature to prevent bricks, which can and have resulted from people trying to take otas when rooted.
There are multiple threads on how to do this. Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/stock-nand-backup-ota-update-collection-t3132698
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Another thing,
After I have unlocked the boot loader, I did a twrp-backup .
So I don't need to download another one ,right ?

So long as you have the 4gb backup of system then you're golden. You can't do another until its stock stock stock because the partition is now modded!!.
S-off will help against bricks. You must still have the official status to flash a signed official stock rom but s-off isn't counted/seen. These are ruu.EXE
Otherwise yes, any rom except signed official while rooted with s-off. You can install unsigned "offical" stock roms and flash them straight away. No messing about resetting official. These are ruu.ZIP.
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shivadow said:
S-off will help against bricks.
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This needs some nuance. Being s-off will prevent you from getting into situations where you can't boot because of some security protocol, but can't fix the problem because you can't boot, for example if you relock in bootloader with a custom recovery but don't have "Allow OEM unlock" ticked in the OS.
But being s-off also opens up many other avenues for brickage that don't exist when s-on. A hard brick can be as simple as flashing a custom splash image for the wrong phone.

shivadow said:
So long as you have the 4gb backup of system then you're golden. You can't do another until its stock stock stock because the partition is now modded!!.
S-off will help against bricks. You must still have the official status to flash a signed official stock rom but s-off isn't counted/seen. These are ruu.EXE
Otherwise yes, any rom except signed official while rooted with s-off. You can install unsigned "offical" stock roms and flash them straight away. No messing about resetting official. These are ruu.ZIP.
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Got you now !
I just restored my twrp backup ( BTW it's 9.8gb not 4gb) it contains a backup of all the partitions.
Now, instead of going s-off and use ruu to get back to stock, is there another way for so ?