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Hello, just a quick question. I had my One rooted, s-off, and unlocked when my microphone went. So I relocked, s-on, and flashed an RUU via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2475216. Just making sure that before I pack it in the box, there is nothing else that could trip the people at Verizon that I had messed with my phone. I took the OTAs up to 4.3. I'm just paranoid about info not matching up such as the baseband version and build number etc. Thanks
Does the bootloader say locked or relocked? Locked is good relocked not so much. Other than that you should be fine. Ruu's wipe everything and install it all fresh, including the firmware (baseband, hboot, recovery, etc), so everything will match up.
In the bootloader I have "Locked" also s-on. I noticed though with the refurbished phone I received (not happy about having to get refurbished but thats besides the point) the CID number shows in the bootloader screen whereas on my original phone it is not displayed. Not sure if I even need to be this worried, but I'm just paranoid. Thanks
Are both phones on the same hboot version? I dont remember if it showed in older hboots or not. Either way i wouldn't worry, locked and s-on is all you need.
No they weren't. I'm just going to stop worrying too much about it. Thanks
If i send my phone back to verizon do i have to be on the original ROM? i understand that i need to lock my bootloader and have s-on, but what about the software itself?
It can be on stock rom/firmware of any version. Just no custom roms or anything.
Just to confirm, if I have a phone that is S-OFF, unlocked:
1. Do I need to lock the bootloader before flashing an RUU?
2. Does flashing an RUU revert the phone to S-ON?
3. Does anything special otherwise need to be done to the phone prior to flashing the RUU?
Thanks so much in advance.
I also have to return a phone to VZW due to a hardware issue (the autofocus issue finally too much for me to bear).
You only need to relock the bootloader if using a signed ruu. A decrypted ruu does not need it locked.
Flashing an ruu will not remove s-off or relock the bootloader. You can do it before or after, but i sugest after, that way if something goes wrong durring the ruu, you still have options.
Once you do the ruu you will be stock. So the only thing you would have to do is relock and go s-on.
Fantastically clear, Clumsco, thanks! Three quick additional questions
1. is there any advantage to flashing the signed RUU, and adding danger by locking the bootloader beforehand? In your links below your signature is a path to both decrypted and signed versions of the latest RUUs. So I thought to ask before going with one or the other. If there is no advantage then I guess the decrypted version would be the safer bet, right?
2. Is there a danger that locking after the RUU will result in a "relocked" versus the desired "Locked" status?
3. Will the RUU flash wipe my /sdcard area? If so I'll back everything up before embarking on this.
I VERY much appreciate the help. I ran rumrunner several months back and have forgotten a lot of the nuances. Thanks for the quick primer!
cmlusco said:
You only need to relock the bootloader if using a signed ruu. A decrypted ruu does not need it locked.
Flashing an ruu will not remove s-off or relock the bootloader. You can do it before or after, but i sugest after, that way if something goes wrong durring the ruu, you still have options.
Once you do the ruu you will be stock. So the only thing you would have to do is relock and go s-on.
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There is no difference between a signed and decrypted ruu other than what their names suggest. Ones signed ones not, both do the exact same thing to the phone.
You can lock the bootloader first. As long as you still have s-off, you have a saftey net. As long as your s-off you can change it to say what ever you want it to say. Locked, relocked, or unlocked.
Yes the ruu will wipe everything.
You will want to back up your sd.
Do the ruu.
Take the ota to kitkat.
Lock the bootloader.
Go s-on.
Thanks, everything worked. For future knowledge, can you flash signed RUU's with an S-ON device?
cmlusco said:
There is no difference between a signed and decrypted ruu other than what their names suggest. Ones signed ones not, both do the exact same thing to the phone.
You can lock the bootloader first. As long as you still have s-off, you have a saftey net. As long as your s-off you can change it to say what ever you want it to say. Locked, relocked, or unlocked.
Yes the ruu will wipe everything.
You will want to back up your sd.
Do the ruu.
Take the ota to kitkat.
Lock the bootloader.
Go s-on.
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Yes and no. You can flash a signed ruu if s-on, but not one that is an older version than currently on the phone. It has to be the same or a newer version. This is an issue if your on kitkat, as we do not currently have a kk ruu available.
cmlusco said:
Yes and no. You can flash a signed ruu if s-on, but not one that is an older version than currently on the phone. It has to be the same or a newer version. This is an issue if your on kitkat, as we do not currently have a kk ruu available.
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I'm trying to learn here too, that is dependent on the hboot correct? So if you were to downgrade your hboot via the thread somewhere in the VZW HTC One forum, you should be able to flash any RUU right?
Technically yes, although as far as i know there is no way to do so while s-on and locked. In order to downgrade hboot you would need to have the bootloader unlocked. Since verizon does not let us use htcdev to unlock, it would be virtually imposible.
Your responses are clear and helpful. Thanks a bunch!
cmlusco said:
Technically yes, although as far as i know there is no way to do so while s-on and locked. In order to downgrade hboot you would need to have the bootloader unlocked. Since verizon does not let us use htcdev to unlock, it would be virtually imposible.
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cmlusco said:
There is no difference between a signed and decrypted ruu other than what their names suggest. Ones signed ones not, both do the exact same thing to the phone.
You can lock the bootloader first. As long as you still have s-off, you have a saftey net. As long as your s-off you can change it to say what ever you want it to say. Locked, relocked, or unlocked.
Yes the ruu will wipe everything.
You will want to back up your sd.
Do the ruu.
Take the ota to kitkat.
Lock the bootloader.
Go s-on.
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My phone is current S-Off and relocked, how can I change it to unlocked?
Thank you.
UPDATE: Nevermind, I got it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2470340
Is there a process to go back to stock software, s-on, unlocked bootloader, and not tampered from a dev edition that is currently rooted, bootloader unlocked, not tampered, and s-off? I know this was possible with the M7.
Thanks,
Y2J
y2jdmbfan said:
Is there a process to go back to stock software, s-on, unlocked bootloader, and not tampered from a dev edition that is currently rooted, bootloader unlocked, not tampered, and s-off? I know this was possible with the M7.
Thanks,
Y2J
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No, you must leave soff, lock boot loader, but going s-on throws a tampered label again.
I need to send my phone back to Verizon. I ran the RUU, relocked bootloader, went back to s-on, and now I have a Tampered flag on bootloader.
Is there a trick for getting rid of this? I am stock across the board. Dunno why it is still showing tampered.
Irieone said:
I need to send my phone back to Verizon. I ran the RUU, relocked bootloader, went back to s-on, and now I have a Tampered flag on bootloader.
Is there a trick for getting rid of this? I am stock across the board. Dunno why it is still showing tampered.
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[how to] remove your "tampered" banner
I'm not s-off anymore
Irieone said:
I'm not s-off anymore
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Can't do it without s-off. So s-off again and remove the banner.
Mr Hofs said:
Can't do it without s-off. So s-off again and remove the banner.
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I'm in the same boat. I tried using Sunshine to get S-Off again, but I'm left with a message saying unlock failed and SuperSU is missing binaries.
Hello all,
I've been looking for the firmware zip and I couldn't find anything I could use in order to be able to flash CM12. The few files I could find were ones that kept returning "signature verify fail." I'm on the HTC One M8 Developer Edition.
Help is appreciated.
US Developers Edition, or otherwise?
redpoint73 said:
US Developers Edition, or otherwise?
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US Developers Edition.
shiroi_kage said:
US Developers Edition.
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S-off or s-on?
redpoint73 said:
S-off or s-on?
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I don't know what that is so I'm going to assume it's on.
shiroi_kage said:
I don't know what that is so I'm going to assume it's on.
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If you don't know what it is, then you're right that its most likely s-on. You can check by booting into bootloader, and it will either say s-on or s-off near the top of the screen.
That being the case (s-on), I think you best bet is to run the 3.28 US Dev Edition RUU, which I've seen posted on the AT&T forum section. I'll try to find it, once I have a chance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8
Backup your personal data before RUU, as your phone will be wiped. Also need to relock bootloader to RUU with s-on.
redpoint73 said:
If you don't know what it is, then you're right that its most likely s-on. You can check by booting into bootloader, and it will either say s-on or s-off near the top of the screen.
That being the case (s-on), I think you best bet is to run the 3.28 US Dev Edition RUU, which I've seen posted on the AT&T forum section. I'll try to find it, once I have a chance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8
Backup your personal data before RUU, as your phone will be wiped. Also need to relock bootloader to RUU with s-on.
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So you're saying I have to flash the stock recovery and lock the bootloader? Because right now I have Clockwork recovery and CM11 on the device. RUU.exe faied to update. Is there a signed ZIP for HBOOT anywhere by any chance? Or could I just change it to S-OFF somehow? Please advise.
shiroi_kage said:
So you're saying I have to flash the stock recovery and lock the bootloader? Because right now I have Clockwork recovery and CM11 on the device. RUU.exe faied to update. Is there a signed ZIP for HBOOT anywhere by any chance? Or could I just change it to S-OFF somehow? Please advise.
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You don't need to flash stock recovery to RUU. But you do need to relock the bootloader since you are s-on. If your bootloader is unlocked, this why the RUU is failing.
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It seems you've found the Dev Ed RUUs. But in case others reading it want the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
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You don't need to flash stock recovery to RUU. But you do need to relock the bootloader since you are s-on. If your bootloader is unlocked, this why the RUU is failing.
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It seems you've found the Dev Ed RUUs. But in case others reading it want the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
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Took me a while to get back as I go busy.
So should I be using SunShine to unlock this? I found something called FireWater but that shows up as discontinued.
shiroi_kage said:
Took me a while to get back as I go busy.
So should I be using SunShine to unlock this? I found something called FireWater but that shows up as discontinued.
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I never said to s-off. I said, since you are s-on, do this: relock the bootloader and run the RUU.
Confirm on the bootloader screen whether it says UNLOCKED or RELOCKED.
You don't need s-off to run an RUU for the Dev Edition, if you have the Dev Edition. And as long as the RUU version is not "older" than what is on the phone ("downgrading" not allowed with s-on). As long as you follow the rules (right CID and right version), s-on is fine to run RUU.
s-off certainly opens up more options, but not strictly necessary in your case. Yes, firewater was discontiued, and sunshine is your only option to s-off.
redpoint73 said:
I never said to s-off. I said, since you are s-on, do this: relock the bootloader and run the RUU.
Confirm on the bootloader screen whether it says UNLOCKED or RELOCKED.
You don't need s-off to run an RUU for the Dev Edition, if you have the Dev Edition. And as long as the RUU version is not "older" than what is on the phone ("downgrading" not allowed with s-on). As long as you follow the rules (right CID and right version), s-on is fine to run RUU.
s-off certainly opens up more options, but not strictly necessary in your case. Yes, firewater was discontiued, and sunshine is your only option to s-off.
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You didn't, you're right. I was thinking of another thing.
Well, I figured it out finally. Toolkit got things relocked and I had to get the unlock token (developer's edition comes unlocked) to restore CM11 with all the apps and use their updater from there.
Thank you so much for the help! I now have wonderful Lollipop running on my phone. Feels great
How do you do the above for warranty claim
I need to send the phone in for replacement / maintenance
it is unlocked US version running Verizon ROM on Verizon network
How do I unroot, lock the bootloader, and s-on?
I know they might not care, I still would like to restore everything to prevent any surprises or rejection
please list the steps. Thank you very much
ahgahg said:
How do you do the above for warranty claim
I need to send the phone in for replacement / maintenance
it is unlocked US version running Verizon ROM on Verizon network
How do I unroot, lock the bootloader, and s-on?
I know they might not care, I still would like to restore everything to prevent any surprises or rejection
please list the steps. Thank you very much
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First thing to do is backup everything from your phone to your PC. Then run a RUU ( I guess that would be US unlocked, not Verizon). After RUU is flashed, go to download mode and issue a command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" (without quotes). That will restore your security flag back to s-on. Then use Sunshine to set bootloader status to LOCKED and s-off (really the easiest way to set it to LOCKED, not RELOCKED). Finally, run "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" once again, and done. You are 100% stock. It's much faster and simpler than it looks from my description.
donkeykong1 said:
First thing to do is backup everything from your phone to your PC. Then run a RUU ( I guess that would be US unlocked, not Verizon). After RUU is flashed, go to download mode and issue a command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" (without quotes). That will restore your security flag back to s-on. Then use Sunshine to set bootloader status to LOCKED and s-off (really the easiest way to set it to LOCKED, not RELOCKED). Finally, run "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" once again, and done. You are 100% stock. It's much faster and simpler than it looks from my description.
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Does this remove the red text on the start up screen? One look at that and HTC knows the phone has been altered. On Samsung devices once Knox is tripped you get a message saying so and it's permanent. Just curious.
comstockload said:
Does this remove the red text on the start up screen? One look at that and HTC knows the phone has been altered. On Samsung devices once Knox is tripped you get a message saying so and it's permanent. Just curious.
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Red text will be removed after you flash a RUU. HTC is much simpler than Samsung regarding that. Just to be on the safe side, check bootloader status after each step. It's a quick procedure, but you're safe
S-off should be ok just make sure its locked not unlocked.
https://www.xda-developers.com/htc-...gn=Feed:+xda-developers/ShsH+(xda-developers)
donkeykong1 said:
First thing to do is backup everything from your phone to your PC. Then run a RUU ( I guess that would be US unlocked, not Verizon). After RUU is flashed, go to download mode and issue a command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" (without quotes). That will restore your security flag back to s-on. Then use Sunshine to set bootloader status to LOCKED and s-off (really the easiest way to set it to LOCKED, not RELOCKED). Finally, run "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" once again, and done. You are 100% stock. It's much faster and simpler than it looks from my description.
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Did all that (installing the RUU) and received only "re-locked" since it already was S-ON. Sunshine now cannot be used, because the RUU was installed. What did I do wrong, then?
Matt.Murdock said:
Did all that (installing the RUU) and received only "re-locked" since it already was S-ON. Sunshine now cannot be used, because the RUU was installed. What did I do wrong, then?
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You can use Sunshine. But, if I understood correctly, your phine was never s-off. If that's true, you need to unlock your bootloader again, use Sunshine to get s-off, and then follow my steps
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You can use Sunshine. But, if I understood correctly, your phine was never s-off. If that's true, you need to unlock your bootloader again, use Sunshine to get s-off, and then follow my steps
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I see, so the only way to have the phone LOCKED is to root it and use Sunshine?
Matt.Murdock said:
I see, so the only way to have the phone LOCKED is to root it and use Sunshine?
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Tecnicaly, you only need to unlock the bootloader and use Sunshine. No need to root, but, in general, the answer is yes
rooting without s-off
donkeykong1 said:
Tecnicaly, you only need to unlock the bootloader and use Sunshine. No need to root, but, in general, the answer is yes
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how do you even get a verizon htc 10 with oreo installed rooted in the first place if the HTCdev site is unable to unlock your bootloader, Sunshine is unable to unlock your bootloader or S-Off? There is nothing on the internet that has this "Solved" issue that I've read. However after reading your response, are you sure anyone can unlock bootloader and then use sunshine without root?
pearson_1974 said:
how do you even get a verizon htc 10 with oreo installed rooted in the first place if the HTCdev site is unable to unlock your bootloader, Sunshine is unable to unlock your bootloader or S-Off? There is nothing on the internet that has this "Solved" issue that I've read. However after reading your response, are you sure anyone can unlock bootloader and then use sunshine without root?
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If you read the first post, you will see that OP is running an US unlocked with Verizon ROM. In that case my steps are correct. If you have Verizon phone, you can't even unlock bootloader, so this is of no use for you
donkeykong1 said:
First thing to do is backup everything from your phone to your PC. Then run a RUU ( I guess that would be US unlocked, not Verizon). After RUU is flashed, go to download mode and issue a command "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" (without quotes). That will restore your security flag back to s-on. Then use Sunshine to set bootloader status to LOCKED and s-off (really the easiest way to set it to LOCKED, not RELOCKED). Finally, run "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" once again, and done. You are 100% stock. It's much faster and simpler than it looks from my description.
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Hi. Sunshine .Pay once Or pay every time you use.
osakajung said:
Hi. Sunshine .Pay once Or pay every time you use.
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Once
pearson_1974 said:
how do you even get a verizon htc 10 with oreo installed rooted in the first place if the HTCdev site is unable to unlock your bootloader, Sunshine is unable to unlock your bootloader or S-Off? There is nothing on the internet that has this "Solved" issue that I've read. However after reading your response, are you sure anyone can unlock bootloader and then use sunshine without root?
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Only way is to mail your phone to the sunshine team
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Once
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I pay on the first to s-off/unlock bootloader.
I flash other rom.
I set "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" to s-on.
I download Sunshine to set s-off/Lock bootloader is not pay?
osakajung said:
I pay on the first to s-off/unlock bootloader.
I flash other rom.
I set "fastboot oem writesecureflag 3" to s-on.
I download Sunshine to set s-off/Lock bootloader is not pay?
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No. Once you pay for Sunshine, it's free for you to use as many times sa you need, as long as you don't change your motherboard
donkeykong1 said:
No. Once you pay for Sunshine, it's free for you to use as many times sa you need, as long as you don't change your motherboard
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Thank you