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Options for Flashing Android Revolution HD

I want to make sure I understand my situation.
Currently, I have an unlocked bootloader, but am s-on(AT&T). When I'm S-on I can't update to 2.xxxxxx firmware.The only way to get S-off if firewater doesn't work is with sunshine. If I don't do that, then using the latest ARHD roms will cause problems with long boot times and such.
My choices then are wait for HTC to release an update (seems unlikely before Android L if I understand correctly), or use an older version of AHRD.
Is this all correct? If I choose to use an older version, where would I find the details of the release and the download?

Most of what you say is correct: s-off needed to manually flash firmware, outdated firmware will cause long boot times (possibly broken WiFi and Bluetooth also), etc.
However, most versions of the M8 have been updated by OTA to 2.xx software by this point. What version (carrier, CID, etc.) of the M8 do you have?
If an OTA has been released for your version, you can return to stock and install the OTA to get the 2.xx firmware (as an alternative to S-off).

You can receive your 2.2x OTA, then you should be fine to flash the latest ARHD.

redpoint73 said:
Most of what you say is correct: s-off needed to manually flash firmware, outdated firmware will cause long boot times (possibly broken WiFi and Bluetooth also), etc.
However, most versions of the M8 have been updated by OTA to 2.xx software by this point. What version (carrier, CID, etc.) of the M8 do you have?
If an OTA has been released for your version, you can return to stock and install the OTA to get the 2.xx firmware (as an alternative to S-off).
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It's a US, AT&T device.
modelid: 0P6B1200
cidnum: CWS__001
Current Firmware: 1.58.502.1

average650 said:
It's a US, AT&T device.
modelid: 0P6B1200
cidnum: CWS__001
Current Firmware: 1.58.502.1
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That's great. AT&T version is easy!
Just relock the bootloader and run the 2.23 RUU to update to the newest firmware.
Backup any important personal data first, as the phone will be wiped.

redpoint73 said:
That's great. AT&T version is easy!
Just relock the bootloader and run the 2.23 RUU to update to the newest firmware.
Backup any important personal data first, as the phone will be wiped.
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Got it. By 2.23 RUU do you mean this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...-2-23-502-3-bootable-ruu-pc-required-t2860486
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average650 said:
Got it. By 2.23 RUU do you mean this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...-2-23-502-3-bootable-ruu-pc-required-t2860486
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Yup, that's it. Or you can get the "official" RUU direct from HTC here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
Only difference, is the official RUU is an .exe, so PC is required. The one you linked is a bootable version created by an0ther, which doesn't require a PC, so might be better in your case.

redpoint73 said:
Yup, that's it. Or you can get the "official" RUU direct from HTC here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-ruu-m8ul-4-4-3-t2860423
Only difference, is the official RUU is an .exe, so PC is required. The one you linked is a bootable version created by an0ther, which doesn't require a PC, so might be better in your case.
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Thanks so much for your help!

WiFi will not turn on after custom ROM installs

So, just for a bit of background info:
I found out about the release of Lollipop for the HTC One M8 is in February. Me, being the kinda impatient type, wanted it sooner! So, having never messed around with android devices before, thought "Why not now?" And dived in to some tutorials. After unlocking my bootloader, installing TWRP as the recovery, and installing a new ROM to do the S-Off with firewater, I learned a few things: Firewater doesn't work anymore, the next best (and seemingly only) alternative costs $25, my phone wasn't booting up anymore, and I hadn't made a backup.
So yeah, that sucked. After attempting to side load the ROM and a few different ROMS, I finally managed to find a stock ROM that worked on the first load and actually booted successfully at an acceptable rate.
<b>SO WHERE I'M AT NOW</B>
Everything is fine and dandy now, with the exception of one thing: the WiFi will not turn on. I will press the WiFi "switch," and it will only become greyed out. All of my other wireless connections will work, and I am not on airplane mode (I have even switched that on and off plenty of times as well). The only solution I could find through searching was to flash the boot.img that came in the ROM, and that didn't work.
As for specs, I'm a little inexperienced, so I don't know what to provide other than this:
HTC One M8
Carrier: AT&T
Not rooted, and don't plan on it
Boot loader is unlocked
I believe it is on a stock ROM
Does anybody know how to fix this? Any help would be appreciated!
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

Your firmware is mismatched with the ROM you flashed.
Either flash a ROM that matches your firmware, or RUU back to stock (need to relock bootloader with s-on to run RUU).
Also, why do so many folks skip the step of not making a nandroid backup? This should be a mandatory step before doing any mods or flashing a ROM. I don't ever leave my phone without a known good nandroid or at least a known good ROM.zip.

redpoint73 said:
Also, why do so many folks skip the step of not making a nandroid backup? This should be a mandatory step before doing any mods or flashing a ROM. I don't ever leave my phone without a known good nandroid or at least a known good ROM.zip.
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OK, so I didn't exactly NOT make a backup... I just made the wrong type of backup. I'm new to all this, and for some reason my mind thought it was OK to back up all my DATA, not to make a backup image. I feel pretty stupid about that, and you're allowed to feel the same way about me.
Also, would you have instructions on finding a ROM that fits the firmware? Like I've said, I'm new to this and I also can't find anything about it - everything assumes that I know everything there is to know already! And the fact that'll AT&T doesn't release the M8 RUUs doesn't help either.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app

hardcore_spaghetti said:
OK, so I didn't exactly NOT make a backup... I just made the wrong type of backup. I'm new to all this, and for some reason my mind thought it was OK to back up all my DATA, not to make a backup image. I feel pretty stupid about that, and you're allowed to feel the same way about me.
Also, would you have instructions on finding a ROM that fits the firmware? Like I've said, I'm new to this and I also can't find anything about it - everything assumes that I know everything there is to know already! And the fact that'll AT&T doesn't release the M8 RUUs doesn't help either.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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Who told you there were no RUUs for AT&T?
Here ya go:
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...20.51A.4198.01L_F_release_387305_signed_2.exe
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redpoint73 said:
Your firmware is mismatched with the ROM you flashed.
Either flash a ROM that matches your firmware, or RUU back to stock (need to relock bootloader with s-on to run RUU).
Also, why do so many folks skip the step of not making a nandroid backup? This should be a mandatory step before doing any mods or flashing a ROM. I don't ever leave my phone without a known good nandroid or at least a known good ROM.zip.
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People don't like to follow instructions. I ALWAYS have a recent backup. If stuff goes bad, you can go back to the way it was before you screwed stuff up. It is the most basic step when flashing/modding; and it is always step #1 on any ROM/mod thread, but people like to skip it for some reason. I guess people like to learn the hard way.

xunholyx said:
Who told you there were no RUUs for AT&T?
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Me and the people who were looking for AT&T-branded RUUs, not Cingular! I'll give it a try, thanks a lot!
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
EDIT:
It worked! Thank you so much for that RUU. My phone is running great now.

hardcore_spaghetti said:
Me and the people who were looking for AT&T-branded RUUs, not Cingular! I'll give it a try, thanks a lot!
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I don't know why they still use the "Cingular" name in the RUU title. But regardless, you will find the AT&T RUUs listed in a variety of places, including the HTC website:
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8-att/news/
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hardcore_spaghetti said:
OK, so I didn't exactly NOT make a backup... I just made the wrong type of backup. I'm new to all this, and for some reason my mind thought it was OK to back up all my DATA, not to make a backup image. I feel pretty stupid about that, and you're allowed to feel the same way about me.
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Well, at least you thought to make a backup of some sort, which is better than a lot of folks. My rant was aimed at folks who (all too often) know well that they should make a backup, and don't bother to do so. Than are all "Uh oh, I can't boot now and didn't make a backup. What should I do?"
Modding the phone with no backup plan and no plan to recover = a bad idea.
hardcore_spaghetti said:
Also, would you have instructions on finding a ROM that fits the firmware? Like I've said, I'm new to this and I also can't find anything about it - everything assumes that I know everything there is to know already!
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The information is all here if you read and search enough; but I'll admit the concept of "firmware" is a bit confusing.
The short answer: Boot into bootloader, and unless you've tampered with hboot in some way (not possible with s-on) the hboot number will correspond with your current firmware version, which will also tell you what software based ROMs you can run properly:
hboot 3.16 = 1.x software
hboot 3.18 = 2.x software
hboot 3.19 = 3.x software
If you look at the title or top post of each custom ROM, they will usually call out what software version the ROM is based. So you just need to find one that corresponds to your hboot number, flash it, and everything should work find. If you are looking at a specific ROM, and still can't determine what software version its based, just post a link here and we will answer that.
If you are currently on hboot 3.16 (1.x firmware) you can also relock the bootloader and run the 2.23 RUU to update to the 2.x firmware; and then be able to run 2.x software based ROMs. But with s-on, you can't update to 3.x firmware yet, until AT&T releases the corresponding OTA and/or RUU. There are methods to update to 3.x firmware with s-off.
You can read more technical info about firmware here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/progress-fuu-m8-t2813792

redpoint73 said:
Your firmware is mismatched with the ROM you flashed.
Either flash a ROM that matches your firmware, or RUU back to stock (need to relock bootloader with s-on to run RUU).
Also, why do so many folks skip the step of not making a nandroid backup? This should be a mandatory step before doing any mods or flashing a ROM. I don't ever leave my phone without a known good nandroid or at least a known good ROM.zip.
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Hey about that your firmware doesn't match the rom HOW COULD I KNOW?

Void tracer said:
Hey about that your firmware doesn't match the rom HOW COULD I KNOW?
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You would only know by reading or searching. But its discussed on many threads, including the various custom ROM threads (sometimes in one of the top posts of the ROM thread).
For the most part, if you are changing to a higher software number (first number in the string: 1.x to 2.x, 3.x , etc.) you will need to update your firmware accordingly. This goes mostly for Sense ROMs; although some GPE or AOSP ROMs also require certain firmwares or at least an updated hboot. Again, check the specific ROM thread for details.

redpoint73 said:
You would only know by reading or searching. But its discussed on many threads, including the various custom ROM threads (sometimes in one of the top posts of the ROM thread).
For the most part, if you are changing to a higher software number (first number in the string: 1.x to 2.x, 3.x , etc.) you will need to update your firmware accordingly. This goes mostly for Sense ROMs; although some GPE or AOSP ROMs also require certain firmwares or at least an updated hboot. Again, check the specific ROM thread for details.
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i still don't understand .... i went for a rom called revolutionhd and got stuck in boot loop,, spent around 8 hours trying different things , after that i got lucky that a rom called maxiumushd worked , i am s-on the dev says S-on will probably face a certain problems one of them is camera issue and files disappeared , that i fixed by the way he mentioned it should be fixed , but the wifi fix You must update firmware to latest 4.xx.xxx.x i don't understand , by installing his rom didn't i update to that version? the 4.xx.xxx.x ? or i must be at the same version before i flash a rom with that version? if yes, now roms are modding the current software? not also upgrading? and in my case i was 4.4.4 i think what should i do? i can't upgrade to lolipop? i didn't study for my finals thinking the device got bricked please help me out this is the second day ...

Void tracer said:
i still don't understand .... i went for a rom called revolutionhd and got stuck in boot loop,, spent around 8 hours trying different things , after that i got lucky that a rom called maxiumushd worked , i am s-on the dev says S-on will probably face a certain problems one of them is camera issue and files disappeared , that i fixed by the way he mentioned it should be fixed , but the wifi fix You must update firmware to latest 4.xx.xxx.x i don't understand , by installing his rom didn't i update to that version? the 4.xx.xxx.x ? or i must be at the same version before i flash a rom with that version? if yes, now roms are modding the current software? not also upgrading? and in my case i was 4.4.4 i think what should i do? i can't upgrade to lolipop?.
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Your confusion is a bit understandable. The term "firmware" is confusing. Its true that in the past, the term "firmware" has sometimes been used interchangeably with "ROM". However in this case (and most frequently when talking about this phone), we are not talking about the ROM; but rather we are talking about a number of other modules including hboot, radio, recovery, WiFi, Bluetooth and others that actually do not get flashed with the ROM. And in fact, most of these modules can't be modified by "unofficial" means unless you have s-off.
HTC has also developed a somewhat contrived situation on their recent devices, in that while they claim to be "friendly to the mod community" by letting users unlock the bootloader and flash ROMs; they also have been in the habit of making significant updates to the firmware for every major software update (update from from Android 4.4.2 to 4.4.3, etc). And if you don't update the firmware when flashing a ROM of a higher software base, you are going to run into some major issues as you have seen (most commonly broken WiFi and extreme long boot times).
For a little more explanation on firmware vs. ROM, the following link has some good info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52484527
You can still update the firmware with s-on by installing your version's OTA of (if available) RUU. You can also flash a firmware.zip if one has been posted for your CID that is still HTC signed/encrypted. But many firmware zips are not signed, and in that case you can't flash it unless you have s-off.
Void tracer said:
i didn't study for my finals thinking the device got bricked please help me out this is the second day ...
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You can erase the notion in your mind that this phone is ever bricked, if the screen comes on. As long as the screen comes on, this phone is virtually always recoverable. And usually not that hard, just involves knowing the correct steps.
Also one of the cardinal rules of flashing ROMs, is always have a known good nandroid backup before flashing. Having a known-good nandroid to revert to resolves a lot of "OMG I bricked the phone" moments.

redpoint73 said:
Your confusion is a bit understandable. The term "firmware" is confusing. Its true that in the past, the term "firmware" has sometimes been used interchangeably with "ROM". However in this case (and most frequently when talking about this phone), we are not talking about the ROM; but rather we are talking about a number of other modules including hboot, radio, recovery, WiFi, Bluetooth and others that actually do not get flashed with the ROM. And in fact, most of these modules can't be modified by "unofficial" means unless you have s-off.
HTC has also developed a somewhat contrived situation on their recent devices, in that while they claim to be "friendly to the mod community" by letting users unlock the bootloader and flash ROMs; they also have been in the habit of making significant updates to the firmware for every major software update (update from from Android 4.4.2 to 4.4.3, etc). And if you don't update the firmware when flashing a ROM of a higher software base, you are going to run into some major issues as you have seen (most commonly broken WiFi and extreme long boot times).
For a little more explanation on firmware vs. ROM, the following link has some good info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52484527
You can still update the firmware with s-on by installing your version's OTA of (if available) RUU. You can also flash a firmware.zip if one has been posted for your CID that is still HTC signed/encrypted. But many firmware zips are not signed, and in that case you can't flash it unless you have s-off.
You can erase the notion in your mind that this phone is ever bricked, if the screen comes on. As long as the screen comes on, this phone is virtually always recoverable. And usually not that hard, just involves knowing the correct steps.
Also one of the cardinal rules of flashing ROMs, is always have a known good nandroid backup before flashing. Having a known-good nandroid to revert to resolves a lot of "OMG I bricked the phone" moments.
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Thanks you big time for explaining this to me i did go to a nandroid backup of my same cid/mid and everything was good , restored using twrp i still have the wifi issue ... i tried to flash the latest OTA and it failed (after going to stock) i really don't know what to do googled everything .. do u think i should make a thread for it?

Void tracer said:
Thanks you big time for explaining this to me i did go to a nandroid backup of my same cid/mid and everything was good , restored using twrp i still have the wifi issue ... i tried to flash the latest OTA and it failed (after going to stock) i really don't know what to do googled everything .
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You probably installed the nandroid that didn't match with your firmware, so you are going to have the same issue as with a custom ROM: Your current firmware version doesn't match the software (OS) version.
What CID, what hboot number? What nandroid did you restore?
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do u think i should make a thread for it?
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We've already been back and forth on your issue on this thread, and its relevant to this thread's topic. So NO I don't think you should make a new thread.

redpoint73 said:
You probably installed the nandroid that didn't match with your firmware, so you are going to have the same issue as with a custom ROM: Your current firmware version doesn't match the software (OS) version.
What CID, what hboot number? What nandroid did you restore?
We've already been back and forth on your issue on this thread, and its relevant to this thread's topic. So NO I don't think you should make a new thread.
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I believe its correct here is the link to the thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
go to nandroid backups then all other CIDS i grabbed the htc__59 here is my phone info :
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.18.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.19.21331147A1.09G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B11000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__059
(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: 5e4b24e4
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

Void tracer said:
I believe its correct here is the link to the thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
go to nandroid backups then all other CIDS i grabbed the htc__59
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Yes, but which one did you use exactly? There are 3 different software numbers available for your CID on the stock nandroid thread: 1.54, 2.22 and 3.32.

redpoint73 said:
Yes, but which one did you use exactly? There are 3 different software numbers available for your CID on the stock nandroid thread: 1.54, 2.22 and 3.32.
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newest which is 3.32

Void tracer said:
newest which is 3.32
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Your hboot (3.18) corresponds with 2.22, you want to restore that nandroid.
The 3.32 nandroid doesn't match with your 2.22 firmware. That is why WiFi is still broken.

redpoint73 said:
Your hboot (3.18) corresponds with 2.22, you want to restore that nandroid.
The 3.32 nandroid doesn't match with your 2.22 firmware. That is why WiFi is still broken.
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so i download 2.2 and i am good to go?

Void tracer said:
so i download 2.2 and i am good to go?
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Yes, you should be.

redpoint73 said:
Yes, you should be.
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Hey man just installed it everything works TY big time , but umm now i want to update to the maximushd rom and i have to update as i understood to match the android version of the rom itself , i am s-on and unlocked, now i have to re-lock to flash it ? and then unlock again to flash the rom??

Void tracer said:
Hey man just installed it everything works TY big time , but umm now i want to update to the maximushd rom and i have to update as i understood to match the android version of the rom itself , i am s-on and unlocked, now i have to re-lock to flash it ? and then unlock again to flash the rom??
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What you want to do now, is apply any available OTA updates available for your CID. You will need to update to 3.x software (Android 4.4.4) than to 4.x (Android 5.0, Lollipop). Do you know if Lollipop has been rolled out for your version?
The OTA will also update your firmware (not just the ROM). Then once you are on Lollipop firmware, you will be able to run any custom Lollipop ROMs.
You do not need to relock the bootloader to install the OTA. And I do not recommend you do so (its better unlocked).
Reason for that, once you are OTA updated to Lollipop, you can then re-install custom recovery (you need an unlocked bootloader for that) then you can install a custom ROM (such as MaximumHD as you asked).

[Q] Steps to convert to Dev Edition from AT&T?

I'm currently bone-stock AT&T, 4.4.2. I'm frustrated by the lack of OTAs from AT&T, especially given that the 4.4.4 was reportedly pulled. So I'm considering converting to Dev Edition to get timely updates and I'd like to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row before I begin.
Am I correct with these steps and order?
1. Unlock bootloader (htcdev key)
2. s-off
3. Change MID and CID as appropriate
4. Run the 5.0.1 RUU that HTC posted
5. ???
6. Profit
Thanks!

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Skip HTCDev, because Sunshine will take care of that for you. Once you are S-off, you can trivially lock/unlock your bootloader, and by skipping HTCDev, you can potentially avoid losing your warranty.

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Skip HTCDev, because Sunshine will take care of that for you. Once you are S-off, you can trivially lock/unlock your bootloader, and by skipping HTCDev, you can potentially avoid losing your warranty.
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I literally just saw (and did) this with Sunshine. Thanks for the tip. Everything else looks good on the list though, right?

OGhoul said:
I literally just saw (and did) this with Sunshine. Thanks for the tip. Everything else looks good on the list though, right?
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Yup, except I forgot to mention that you only have to change the CID. The MID is already correct. (The Developer Edition is essentially the same as the AT&T edition, but has a different CID)
You would have figured that out on your own, and it wouldn't have hurt to attempt to change it, but it's not necessary on your device.

jshamlet said:
Yup, except I forgot to mention that you only have to change the CID. The MID is already correct. (The Developer Edition is essentially the same as the AT&T edition, but has a different CID)
You would have figured that out on your own, and it wouldn't have hurt to attempt to change it, but it's not necessary on your device.
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I've already got the tabs open for the adb steps for that on my home PC. Thanks a bunch; you've confirmed that I actually have learned something from lurking around here all this time.

I have the Tmobile version. Will this same thing work as well, just changing the CID and flashing the 5.0.1 RUU?
I already have S-Off and unlocked bootloader. Everything else is the same from when I got it. Stock 4.4.4 Sense, Stock recovery (No CWM or TWRP), with T-Mobile CID.

vjaamm said:
I have the Tmobile version. Will this same thing work as well, just changing the CID and flashing the 5.0.1 RUU?
I already have S-Off and unlocked bootloader. Everything else is the same from when I got it. Stock 4.4.4 Sense, Stock recovery (No CWM or TWRP), with T-Mobile CID.
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Yes, except you *DO* have to change your MID.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581

And slightly off topic, the 5.0.1 RUU will update my firmware to what would be required for any of the (Sense-based) Lollipop ROMS (like ARHD) right? I won't have to incrementally flash firmwares, will I?

OGhoul said:
And slightly off topic, the 5.0.1 RUU will update my firmware to what would be required for any of the (Sense-based) Lollipop ROMS (like ARHD) right? I won't have to incrementally flash firmwares, will I?
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No you won't. The Developer edition has the latest firmware needed by the latest ROMs 4.x
So you'll be good to go.

I actually had to do some monkey business to get this to work.
I changed my CID to Super CID, then adb fastboot bootloader. Then ran the RUU .exe. This started to work, however it failed at I think step 5 telling me my CID was wrong, and the .exe told me to hold power for 10 seconds to reboot.
This then booted back into 4.4.2, and settings > about still said 4.4.2.
fastboot getvar all however, revealed all of the lollipop firmware settings.
So I rebooted to fastboot again, then changed my CID to the BS_US002.
Ran the RUU again. It took, and it's currently optimizing apps.

[Q&A] [OTA] 1.32.401.15 + Firmware + NoRedText ABOOT + RUU

Q&A for [OTA] 1.32.401.15 + Firmware + NoRedText ABOOT + RUU
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HTC One M9
Hello,
I wonder why the HBOOT is now called ABOOT with the One M9.. is it just because it`s new design.. or are there more changes that we should be careful with?
Thanks a lot

pipapoananas said:
Hello,
I wonder why the HBOOT is now called ABOOT with the One M9.. is it just because it`s new design.. or are there more changes that we should be careful with?
Thanks a lot
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I think its mainly like the HBOOT on the M8, maybe only a name change, but i can't say, because i did not diff the files and i'm not really into digging into
bootloader images, i only do the needed edits and then i'm done.

Mismatched MID and CID
Hello. I just got S-off on my HTC one M9 Developer Edition in order to flash this firmware, but found (through getvar all) that my MID and CID are not the same. Why is this, and is there a way to fix it?
MID: OPJA11000
CID: BS_US002

BananaMasamune said:
Hello. I just got S-off on my HTC one M9 Developer Edition in order to flash this firmware, but found (through getvar all) that my MID and CID are not the same. Why is this, and is there a way to fix it?
MID: OPJA11000
CID: BS_US002
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Of course they're not the same it wouldn't be good for your device if they were.
MID: a combination of numbers, letters and/or additional characters that identify your the device (as for example a HTC M9)
CID: a combination of numbers, letters and/or additional characters that identify the country of origin of your device and whether it's branded and sold by a carrier or not.
For example the MID and CID of an european M9 which is unbranded and sold in Germany are 0PJA10000 (that's a zero at the beginning not an O) and HTC__102.
Edit: Both, your MID and your CID, are the correct ones for the developer edition.

Sorry
Flippy498 said:
Of course they're not the same it wouldn't be good for your device if they were.
MID: a combination of numbers, letters and/or additional characters that identify your the device (as for example a HTC M9)
CID: a combination of numbers, letters and/or additional characters that identify the country of origin of your device and whether it's branded and sold by a carrier or not.
For example the MID and CID of an european M9 which is unbranded and sold in Germany are 0PJA10000 (that's a zero at the beginning not an O) and HTC__102.
Edit: Both, your MID and your CID, are the correct ones for the developer edition.
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I didn't mean mismatched as in not the same, I meant as in unable to flash this firmware for that reason (that they do not match any provided MID or CID).

BananaMasamune said:
I didn't mean mismatched as in not the same, I meant as in unable to flash this firmware for that reason (that they do not match any provided MID or CID).
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Ok, sorry for missunderstanding your post. Well, the x.xx.401.xx firmware versions are meant to be used on the international version of the M9 which can be identified by the supported MID and CIDs. You could change both IDs using fastboot commands but since the hardware of the U.S. variants is slightly different* I don't think it is a good idea to flash this firmware on your phone. In the worst case you might get a nice new paperweight if your phone is not compatible with that firmware. Besides I don't think it'll take too long until the official 1.40.xxx.xx firmware is going to be distributed via the OTA function of the stock HTC rom.
*Blame the fact that U.S. carriers use the CDMA network standard while most other parts of the world are using GSM.

Isn't it GSM?
Flippy498 said:
Ok, sorry for missunderstanding your post. Well, the x.xx.401.xx firmware versions are meant to be used on the international version of the M9 which can be identified by the supported MID and CIDs. You could change both IDs using fastboot commands but since the hardware of the U.S. variants is slightly different* I don't think it is a good idea to flash this firmware on your phone. In the worst case you might get a nice new paperweight if your phone is not compatible with that firmware. Besides I don't think it'll take too long until the official 1.40.xxx.xx firmware is going to be distributed via the OTA function of the stock HTC rom.
*Blame the fact that U.S. carriers use the CDMA network standard while most other parts of the world are using GSM.
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Last I checked, only Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. Does Developer Edition include that functionality?

BananaMasamune said:
Last I checked, only Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. Does Developer Edition include that functionality?
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Seems like you're right. As far as I read the developer edition is almost the same as the AT&T version which uses GSM. I thought every U.S. carrier uses CDMA. Nevertheless there must be a difference since your MID differs from the international one. If the hardware were the same there would be no need to use a different MID. Of course you could try installing the 1.40.401.xx firmware using the commands in the hide box but I cannot garantee that it will work or that your phone is still usable afterwards. I would actually suggest you to ask here whether you won't brick your phone by flashing the x.xx.401.xx version.
Code:
fastboot oem writecid <input desired CID without "<" and ">"here>
Code:
fastboot oem writemid <input desired MID without "<" and ">" here>
Edit: Seems like it won't "hurt" your phone to convert it to the international version.

developer editions on GSM
Hi all
i am wondering if the 1.32.617.30 developer firmware and RUU stuff will work on a GSM phone or more to the point a European phone.
The phone in question is mine it is unlocked and s-off and on super sid i just wanna make sure i still get phones call and stuff
any help or advise would be great
thanks guys

Hi thabks..is there any release date for the internatuonal 2.10 ruu??

Hi guys, need help here
I relocked my M9 and make it S-ON. im using firmware 2.7.401.1 I cannot install from any RUU, it seems there is no RUU that match with my firmware. I make mistake should S-ON the device later, but i already did it, so now i cannot use the phone because there is no OS on it.
I try to unlock bootloader, and cannot retrieve the token when using fastboot oem get_identifier_token. I read that since 5.1 you need to turn on unlock option in developer options, but i cannot do that, since the OS is already wiped
Is there any solution for this ?
Thanks.

when will we have the ruu zip 2.10.401.1 so we may be able to apply the SDCARD method to have a full clean stock flash?
I would like to have flashed in this way instead of going all the hard way in flashing ruuzip stock 1.40 and then upgrading by ota´s.
Thanks for all efforts, Nepht Legion.

need help to remove red text
Hi,
I have a HTC m9 asian variant ( on the download menu i get 2.1.709.1) . I have an unlocked bootloader, twrp , root, S-off, supercid installed.
I am running Maximus 6.0 rom based on 2.1.401.
I need to get the red text removed and have tried all the mentioned ways via adb to no success. I have very limited knowledge in this area, Can someone please help me ?
Thanks in Advance.

hi peep's, can we downgrade firmware with s-on and locked boot-loader. or do i need s-off and unlocked boot-loader sorry noob to htc devices regard's Joe.

joecool666 said:
hi peep's, can we downgrade firmware with s-on and locked boot-loader. or do i need s-off and unlocked boot-loader sorry noob to htc devices regard's Joe.
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hi, you need s-off and a locked bootloader to be able to do that

maxx2210 said:
hi, you need s-off and a locked bootloader to be able to do that
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okay thanks for your time and help regard's Joe.

Hi All,
Apologies if this is the wrong thread to post this in, just wanted to find out if anyone else has tried to manual install an ota on a M9 s-off.
I copy it to my SD and select to install it via stock recovery. It checks the file and starts the update and not once have i spotted an error, but once it is back up and running android, it is still on the old version.
I'm currently trying to go from 2.10.401.1 to 2.10.401.180, and if I go to aboot, it actual says the new version, but the OS version is still the old.
I would seem that the system partition isn't being updated.
Is there something i'm doing wrong? I tried the usual, googling and searching xda, but haven't found a solution yet.
Thanks
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Anyone can tell me how to extract the firmware from an OTA zip so I could upgrade my M9 firmware while being S-on? Thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3378388
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Can't flash anything and phone goes into random reboots

I'm currently at loss for what to do now, heres what happened which I think started all these problems
-Was running ICE 5.5.1 stable
-Phone randomly reboots into HTC's white startup screen
-went into TWRP and wiped everything including internal storage
-flashed a new rom hoping it'll stop the reboots, and halfway during the flash the phone reboots itself even before completing
-now stuck with no OS and cant get into recovery
kernel: lk
product: htc_himauhl
version: 1.0
version-main: 3.42.708.3
boot-mode: download
version-baseband: 01.01_U11440801_97.04.60111G_F
version-bootloader: 1.0.0.0000
mid: 0PJA10000
cid: HTC__044
download mode shows "FILE /mnt/media_rw/ext_sd/0PJAIMG.zip; FILE NOT FOUND"
Anybody got any suggestions? Hopefully someone here knows something about this

digged around and found that I might need to flash 0PJAIMG.ZIP. Any kind helpful souls out there able to post the image for 3.42.708.3? Tried finding everywhere but couldn't find the relevant file in this forum

You can flash any 3.xx.708.xx firmware. Only the first and third set of numbers really matter. The second set is incremental version, forth set is times to push to devices.
Bear in mind that your device is rooted and unlocked bootloader so flashing stock isn't an option.
Beamed in by telepathy.

shivadow said:
You can flash any 3.xx.708.xx firmware. Only the first and third set of numbers really matter. The second set is incremental version, forth set is times to push to devices.
Bear in mind that your device is rooted and unlocked bootloader so flashing stock isn't an option.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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aw shucks, is there any other way to get out of this problem?

12021656627z said:
aw shucks, is there any other way to get out of this problem?
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Flashing an RUU is definitely the way to go, and will work just fine as long as your SKU and OS version match with the RUU you're attempting to flash.
Being rooted and/or having an unlocked bootloader will not affect the success/failure of flashing an RUU. Follow the instructions on the readme page and you should be golden.

computerslayer said:
Flashing an RUU is definitely the way to go, and will work just fine as long as your SKU and OS version match with the RUU you're attempting to flash.
Being rooted and/or having an unlocked bootloader will not affect the success/failure of flashing an RUU. Follow the instructions on the readme page and you should be golden.
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I've tried and the only RUU that matches the SKU 708 is 1.32.708.15, is it possible to flash that on my current firmware? I've read that it's not compatible... or is it?

computerslayer said:
Flashing an RUU is definitely the way to go, and will work just fine as long as your SKU and OS version match with the RUU you're attempting to flash.
Being rooted and/or having an unlocked bootloader will not affect the success/failure of flashing an RUU. Follow the instructions on the readme page and you should be golden.
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ruu.exe only?. These htc rules are confusing. There needs to be a sticky with the requirements for each state of the phone.
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I've tried and the only RUU that matches the SKU 708 is 1.32.708.15, is it possible to flash that on my current firmware? I've read that it's not compatible... or is it?
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too old. You can't downgrade.
12021656627z said:
aw shucks, is there any other way to get out of this problem?
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Probably not. Only HTC can fix it afaik. I reckon your attempts to flash will fail.
Beamed in by telepathy.

12021656627z said:
I've tried and the only RUU that matches the SKU 708 is 1.32.708.15, is it possible to flash that on my current firmware? I've read that it's not compatible... or is it?
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You've read correctly. You need a 3.xx.708.xx RUU (EDITED: See Flippy498's correction below). It may be possible to get on from a paid repository of firmwares, but I don't have any recommendations there.
While HTC can almost assuredly help you (for a fee), it may be worthwhile to look into the paid service mentioned in the readme thread to see if that is more cost-effective.

shivadow said:
You can flash any 3.xx.708.xx firmware. Only the first and third set of numbers really matter. The second set is incremental version, forth set is times to push to devices.
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You've read correctly. You need a 3.xx.708.xx RUU.
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No, not only the first and the third number of the firmware version matter for S-ON phones. The X and the SKU in X.XX.SKU.YY need to match between the RUU and the phones current firmware. Only Y is allowed to differ if the phone is S-ON.
And a RUU actually flashes everything back to stock. So this
shivadow said:
Bear in mind that your device is rooted and unlocked bootloader so flashing stock isn't an option.
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isn't true at all.
shivadow said:
ruu.exe only?. These htc rules are confusing. There needs to be a sticky with the requirements for each state of the phone.
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There is a sticky with all needed information for RUUs: The ReadMe thread. (But as always, if you call something "ReadMe" you can rest assured that no one really reads it...) Flashing RUU.exe files can be a pain (just like using htc_fastboot)*. It's easier to use the SD card method. The ReadMe thread even explains how to get the *.zip out of the *.exe.
* I actually never had issues with them but I faced enough users here on XDA and on Handy-FAQ who just couldn't get them to work.
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I've tried and the only RUU that matches the SKU 708 is 1.32.708.15, is it possible to flash that on my current firmware? I've read that it's not compatible... or is it?
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As mentioned before by the others, that RUU is too old.
shivadow said:
Only HTC can fix it afaik. I reckon your attempts to flash will fail.
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It may be possible to get on from a paid repository of firmwares, but I don't have any recommendations there.
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How about Llabtoofer's RUU service as suggested in the ReadMe thread? Or Easy-Firmware if you prefer to own the RUU? (If you choose the latter make sure not to download a RUU with "combined_signed" in its naming. Those are custom made and only flashable with S-OFF. And don't forget to make it available for others, afterwards. )

Flippy498 said:
How about Llabtoofer's RUU service as suggested in the ReadMe thread? Or Easy-Firmware if you prefer to own the RUU? (If you choose the latter make sure not to download a RUU with "combined_signed" in its naming. Those are custom made and only flashable with S-OFF. And don't forget to make it available for others, afterwards. )
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Thanks for the suggestions! Sad to know that Easy-Firmware is only available for S-OFF users, it could've been great if its flashable on S-ON. Looks like the only way out of is Llabtoofer's RUU service

12021656627z said:
Thanks for the suggestions! Sad to know that Easy-Firmware is only available for S-OFF users, it could've been great if its flashable on S-ON. Looks like the only way out of is Llabtoofer's RUU service
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Easy-Firmware is usable for S-ON users. You just need to make sure that you don't download a "combined_signed" RUU. The ones with only "signed" should be just fine (e.g. "0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_M60_SENSE70_MR_hTC_Asia_HK_3.42.708.3_Radio_01.01_U11440801_97.04.60111G_F_release_471142_signed_2_4_2.zip" or "0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_M60_SENSE70_MR_hTC_Asia_HK_3.42.708.3_Radio_01.01_U11440801_97.04.60111G_F_release_471142_signed_2_4.zip").

computerslayer said:
You've read correctly. You need a 3.xx.708.xx RUU. It may be possible to get on from a paid repository of firmwares, but I don't have any recommendations there.
While HTC can almost assuredly help you (for a fee), it may be worthwhile to look into the paid service mentioned in the readme thread to see if that is more cost-effective.
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shivadow said:
ruu.exe only?. These htc rules are confusing. There needs to be a sticky with the requirements for each state of the phone.
too old. You can't downgrade.
Probably not. Only HTC can fix it afaik. I reckon your attempts to flash will fail.
Beamed in by telepathy.
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Any rough estimates on how much will the repair by HTC cost?

Flippy498 said:
Easy-Firmware is usable for S-ON users. You just need to make sure that you don't download a "combined_signed" RUU. The ones with only "signed" are just fine.
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Oh! Sorry I must've misread your post then. I'll consider giving it a shot!

Flippy498 said:
No, not only the first and the third number of the firmware version matter for S-ON phones. The X and the SKU in X.XX.SKU.YY need to match between the RUU and the phones current firmware. Only Y is allowed to differ if the phone is S-ON.
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I'm sorry for spreading bad information. Thanks for the correction.