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[Q]Gaining S-OFF again, after flashing a RUU.

Hello,
About a year ago, I rooted and S-OFF’ed my HTC Desire HD. I ran a lot of custom ROMs and was very excited about custom ROMs. About a week ago, my volume button came off. I wanted to return it to HTC, so I downloaded a RUU and installed it. I couldn’t get it to become S-ON again, so I decided to fix the volume button by myself (it’s completely working again, thanks to glue ).
Now I have the stock software version 2.50.405.2 with Android 2.3.3. My bootloader gives the following information:
Code:
ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-0.85.0024
MICROP-0438
RADIO-26.09.04.11_M2
eMMC-boot
Apr 12 2011, 00L55:45
So, in a weird way it seems to be S-OFF, but I can’t flash a custom recovery. I’ve been trying to root my Desire HD for about 6 hours now, and I really can’t get it to do what I want it to do. I tried it with AMT ( forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037315 ), and SuperOneClick. But everytime I try to use GingerBreak V1.20, it keeps hanging on the screen where it tells me to wait. I let it turned on and running for about an hour, but it doesn’t work. (Before the Desire HD can be downgraded , I have to root it first. As far as I know.)
This is what I think is happening: The bootloader has to be ENG S-OFF, instead of SHIP S-OFF. But to achieve that, I need to downgrade, and before I can downgrade, I need root acces.
Am I doing something wrong?
I searched everything, and I can’t find it. If I missed something, my apologies.
Can someone help me to restore ENG S-OFF (so that I can install a custom recovery and run custom ROMs), after being S-OFF and flashing a RUU?
Thank you very much in advance!
If I didn’t supply enough information, please tell me, and I’ll give it.
I'm getting pretty desperate, as everything I try fails. I hope someone in this awesome comunity can help me.
Kind regards, Tom.

You merely need to fastboot flash a recovery.img. Instructions are part of post #7 in the link in my signature.

Thanks for your reply!
I thought that I posted a reply a couple days ago, but it seems not to be placed. I might failed to press the "post" button.
It's fixed now, I flashed an ENG S-OFF HBOOT (forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248608). Now, I can flash as much ROMs as my DHD can!

tried to use ruu to update, phone stuck in bootloader

So my phone is currently on a custom rom and I was trying to take it back to stock. I downloaded a ruu from htc dev because a bunch of guides I saw pointed me to do that and click a few buttons during the process it said my phone can't be updated and now i am stuck on a screen that looks like the bootloader but says this
***tampered***
***unlocked***
m8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT- 3.18.0.0000
Radio - 1.19.213311491.03g
OPENDSP - V382.2-00542-m8974.0311
OS-
EMMC-Boot 2048MB
Jul 16 @014, 03:33:24.0
SECURITY Fail!
RUU
I cant do anything from this screen. I tried to use another tool to get me into recovery but it says device not found. I also tried going through revovery through the ruu but nothing happens there. What else can i try to save my phone?

jayrocc said:
So my phone is currently on a custom rom and I was trying to take it back to stock. I downloaded a ruu from htc dev because a bunch of guides I saw pointed me to do that and click a few buttons during the process it said my phone can't be updated and now i am stuck on a screen that looks like the bootloader but says this
***tampered***
***unlocked***
m8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT- 3.18.0.0000
Radio - 1.19.213311491.03g
OPENDSP - V382.2-00542-m8974.0311
OS-
EMMC-Boot 2048MB
Jul 16 @014, 03:33:24.0
SECURITY Fail!
RUU
I cant do anything from this screen. I tried to use another tool to get me into recovery but it says device not found. I also tried going through revovery through the ruu but nothing happens there. What else can i try to save my phone?
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nvm i fixed that problem and now I'm back to square one. maybe someone could point me in the right direction from here.
I'm currently on 4.4.3 kk and am trying to get back to stock from my custom rom. clearly the ruu I used was the incorrect method and the other method I was going to try which involves using hasoon's toolkit appears to not be the answer because when i went to check the cid the version number was not available ( unless im missing something here)
any assistance that someone is willing to offer would be appreciated.

You have to re-lock your bootloader before you run the RUU.

VolcanicSkunk said:
You have to re-lock your bootloader before you run the RUU.
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thanks, the guide i was looking at failed to mention that.

jayrocc said:
thanks, the guide i was looking at failed to mention that.
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How did you get back to where you were previously? Did you re-flash your custom ROM?

Need Help! Flash Amnesia!!!

Hi all, I have an att m8 that and am running sinless rom gpe 4.4.4 and wish to get back to a gpe edition rom, with s-off. Aside from unlocking the bootloader and rooting, I'm not sure how I got here, and I deleted my nandroid backup when I came from sense 4.4.2. Total noob status here.
My goals are to get it back to gpe, with s-off so I can sim unlock the phone as well, in case I sell it for use on tmobile. Even getting back to sense, s-off, and sim unlocked would be great. I'm needing to do it fast, as I may need to trade the device to a tmobile user.
When I converted, I believe I skipped the s-off step, and cannot get it to work with firewater. I'm stuck at which step to take next? I've heard that s-off cant be achieved on certain phones with firewater, however I'm wondering if me skipping a step could be the reason, or that its simply my software/phone version. I dont know if I flashed something that achieved s-off without me knowing, or that it's a regional variant, etc etc.
Here are the details:
Tampered
Unlocked
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO- 1.16.21331931.LA11G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-m8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
4.4.4
Baseband Version
1.16.21331931.LA11G_20.31A.4145.02L
Kernel version
3.4.0-SinlessKernel-v2.5.7+
SinlessROM #27
Build number
SinLessROM GPe v3.6.2
FYI, I'm on a mac, and dont have access to a pc, which I assume most of the all-in-one tools exist.
Any help would be appreciated!! I dont have much to offer, inbox invite anyone? Thanks!

First step, try Firewater for s-off... Likely won't work, so try Sunshine.
Then go from there. ?

Major ROM Troubles - Want to go back to Stock!

So I've been around for many years installing custom ROMS's with no problems until now!
I've been running a SlimLP ROM on my M8 for a while but it recently caught my attention that Google Services is using nearly 140GB!!! of data every month trying to update itself! Safe to say my provider T-Mobile/EE 's faire use policy is really starting to voice itself!
I was hoping somebody here could guide me back to just the plain ald Stock ROM, my inner grown up has spoken and just wants a safe reliable phone again. I've been trying to install different RUU's for a few nights now with no luck. Below are my details.
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT - 3.18.0.0000
Radio - INVAILD_VER_INFO (pretty sure it was 1.19.213)
OpenDSP - INVAIL_VER_INFO
OS - 2.22.206.6
eMMC-BOOT 2048MB
Aug 6 2014,19:31:30
Can anyone provide a RUU link or some help?
Many thanks in advance,
Alex

Running "different" RUUs won't work, unless they match your version's CID (carrier ID) and MID (model ID). And I don't think your version has RUUs.
Head on over to this thread, and ask ckpv5 if he can post the stock nandroid for 2.22.206.6 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
And instruction on how to do so are in the first post of that thread (but you will need the right stock nandroid for your CID version).
ckpv5 is immensely helpful (and I don't know where he gets all these nandroids!) so hopefully he can help you out.

Strange Issues from CM11, going to CM12 - What is the proper process?

Hey XDA,
If anyone would be willing to help me out with what I thought would be a simple update, I'd be very thankful...
My carrier is Sprint. Currently on the latest CM11 snapshot and I have been having all kinds of weird issues.. including:
Launcher icons moving / reconfiguring
Loud Beep or Buzz at random times, eg. switching to speaker phone, opening contacts, etc
Phone was uploading at 6mb/s maxing out my wifi upstream bandwidth without any sign of what was doing the data transfer...
Needless to say I'd like to wipe everything and start fresh with CM12.
My recovery screen has the following info:
***TAMPERED***
***UNLOCKED***
M8_WHL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.08.20.0610
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-
eMMC-boot 2048MB
I am on TWRP V2.7.1.0
I've browsed the guides and how-to's and still am not certain what the proper procedure is to update from where I currently am (or where to find the latest trusted source for Sprint M8 firmware)
I'd like to do it manually so I actually learn and know what I'm doing in the end.
Any help? Should my first step be using Fastboot to update TWRP?

If you have S-off I would take a look through the Sprint M8 forum for the latest firmware or start with an recent RUU. Then update TWRP through fastboot and install CM 12 since it is not likely to run well on the older firmware.
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