Just bought a HTC M8 from China..took a while to arrive but all is good and works great and very fast.. my question is: the software version on it is 4.4.4 which i believe is KitKat.. when searching for new software updates it finds nothing, i thought it would at least update to Lollipop 5.0 so i'm wanting to manually push the update into the phone and update that way if possible? The phone is S-On in the bootloader so i know i need to get Sunshine S-Off to get that sorted but thats about all i do know - i have flashed the M7 a few times with custom ROMs but that was a while ago and forget how to do it - If anyone can help or point me in the right direction to where i can get the version 6.0 update ROM or a good custom one i'd be much appreciative.. thank you
***LOCKED***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT 3.19.0.0000
RADIO 1.21.21331147A1.19_2G
OPEN DSP V46.2.2
OS 3.28.401.6
Have just unlocked the bootloader now via HTCDev
Managed to S-Off now too via Sunshine S-Off (highly recommended)
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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. ?
Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of guidance as I have never downgraded a phones OS and don't want to balls this up.
I had a stock HTC One M8 bought from Amazon UK running kitkat 4.4.4. I became impatient and decided to upgrade the ROM to Lollipop 5.0.1 GPE to test out the new OS. After a couple of months use and with the news that the official HTC OTA update is nearly available I want to jump back to stock as I miss Sense. I foolishly didn't make any backup's before I upgraded which I now know is a big mistake.
These are the steps I took to root the phone.
I unlocked the boot-loader using the HTC web page instructions
I used sunshine to s-off the phone
before wiping cache and installing the HTC M8 GPE 5.0.1 ROM using HTC One 2014 (M8) AIO Toolkit by Hasson2000 v2.0
Here is my current phone status
*** Software Status Modified ***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-HTC__001
HBoot-3.19.0.0000
Radio-1.22.21331147A1.29G
OpenDSP-v46.2.2-00564-M8974_FO.0811
OS-
eMMc-boot 2048MB
Oct 27 2014,18:44:38.0
I would be grateful if anyone could lend any assistance in helping me revert back to Kitkat.
Regards,
Dan
Read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
It's all written out there
Thanks for info Mr Hofs,
This is a really nice resource and will be very helpful.
Dan
Mr Hofs said:
Read here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
It's all written out there
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everyone says same thing we know it's all written there but which ruu or which firmware we should install .i tried 1.54 2.22 4.16 everything on this post but i couldnt go back . my phone unlocked and s-off with rooted. but i installed 1.54 ruu last night and my phone opened 5.01 again. what should i do i really want to know.
should i install previous hboot to my phone ? like 1.44 ? if i install my s-off will turn on ? (i dont want to turn on) if i install hboot 1.44 and install 1.54 ruu can i go kitkat? i really need the kitkat.
my os is 4.16 by the way. its written in bootloader.
Try this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733523
Me personally, the only way I have found to revert quickly is to get a copy of ViperRom, store it on the external SD, flash TWRP, and flash the rom. After that I just run a RUU and it's all good. I am on GPE 5.1 right now and will be going back to KK Dev Edition tonight. I hate Lollipop.
So I've been stuck on Android version 4.4.3 because I converted from stock Sense to the GPE without creating any form of backups.
I'm completely new to the Android system so I have zero background on these kind of things... I've tried looking around for guides so I don't make unnecessary posts but I get hesitant to follow through with them because I'm not sure if my system details will match with other people's.
To make it short, I want to return back to the legitimate stock sense or the latest GPE version for the HTC One M8. Be it just some guidance on where to look or a full on guide, I will greatly appreciate some help.
Some information about my phone, I got this phone from Wind Mobile( A Canadian provider) and my bootloader currently reads:
***TAMPERED***
***UNLOCKED***
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-GLOBA001
HBOOT-3.18.0.0000
RADIO-1.19.2133147A1.09G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.031
OS-2.23.1500.2
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Aug 2 2014, 01:26:51.27735
simple
first change your CID to super CID don't ask me (just google it)
second install MS C++ 2005-2010 32bit, I will say it again 32BIT
and http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/ download this RUU
and open it in windows connect the phone (power it up to 30%) then flash it
NOTEs:************************************
1-it might not flash just because of the rom (tell me if it did not work)
2-there might be no cellular signals (tell me).
Hello guys. I need advice from experienced users and if possible a thread that may help me. I'm from Brazil and I have bouhgt a AT&T Htc One m8 - It's stuck in the 4.4.2 ROM since it couldn't find OTA Update. My phone is not working very well due to old system and I wanted to install this ROM. How do I make this happen? The info that I can provide about SO and everything right now is:
Android 4.4.2
Sotftware Number: 1.58.502.1
When hold power button + volume down
*** RELOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT 3.16.0.0000
Please any help will be kind, I just want to install a new rom with newest android version.
Best Regards
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66159005&postcount=6
You can skip step 2 (on How-To) since yours is already relocked.
Thanks for coming to this thread,i need help to upgrade my device to newest and possible android
i not get any OTA upgrade ( i recently buy this phone from online seller at my country Indonesia ) this phone work perfectly with 4G lte and another function ,but i want newest android for my device
this is my device information :
android version=4.4.4
sense version=-6.0
software version=3.31.512.2
htc sdk api level 6.25
pri version-2.87_002
prl version-00000
kernal version 3.4.0-g3e2305b [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version-1.09.20.0926
build number-3.31.512.2 CL395691 release-keys
BOOTLOADER ;
***UNLOCKED***
M8_WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.19.0.0000
RADIO-1.09.20.0926
OpenDSP-v46.2.-00564-M8974_FO.0811
OS-3.28.605.4
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Sep 30 2014,01:16:07.90023198
Check that any custom recovery is installed?
kiregnwn said:
....but i want newest android for my device
this is my device information :
android version=4.4.4
sense version=-6.0
software version=3.31.512.2
htc sdk api level 6.25
pri version-2.87_002
prl version-00000
kernal version 3.4.0-g3e2305b [email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT
Baseband version-1.09.20.0926
build number-3.31.512.2 CL395691 release-keys
BOOTLOADER ;
***UNLOCKED***
M8_WLV PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.19.0.0000
RADIO-1.09.20.0926
OpenDSP-v46.2.-00564-M8974_FO.0811
OS-3.28.605.4
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Sep 30 2014,01:16:07.90023198
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Lollipop is the latest Android version for your device variant which is a LRA.
You can get the 4.21.512.4 RUU here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66044439&postcount=37
then OTA to 4.21.512.5 but most probably you need to change the CID from SuperCID 11111111 back to stock LRA__001 for OTA to install successfully as explained here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67516629&postcount=26
Then you can install any Marshmallow GSM ROM with Verizon support.
Note : Never ever install any Verizon stock firmware or any GSM firmware to your device, it'll brick the radio and you'll lose network & data.
Think about it before you do it...
ckpv5 said:
Lollipop is the latest Android version for your device variant which is a LRA.
You can get the 4.21.512.4 RUU here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66044439&postcount=37
then OTA to 4.21.512.5 but most probably you need to change the CID from SuperCID 11111111 back to stock LRA__001 for OTA to install successfully as explained here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67516629&postcount=26
Then you can install any Marshmallow GSM ROM with Verizon support.
Note : Never ever install any Verizon stock firmware or any GSM firmware to your device, it'll brick the radio and you'll lose network & data.
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It's awesome you actually got great advice and refrences to how to do what you need to do. I'd like to add this though: Consider whether getting Lollipop is worth re-locking and doing the things you need to do, including putting your device from s-off to s-on is worth it. And yes, you can run a RUU executable and extract the rom.zip from your computer's temporary files, but unless you have some mad coding and manual programming experience, with the version of HBOOT you have listed if you want to be s-off again you may be out of luck. or find yourself in a bootloop or your computer unable to find your device, or even unable to access stock recovery even with the correct button sequences. At best, you may find yourself unable to access mms apn settings (not even sure if you need or care about that), and if you can access them (apn and mms settings), unable to get the settings to stick (or actually apply themselves so your phone even uses them at all), or only have internet access but no mms even with the exact settings for mms you need put into a third-party texting app such as textra. etc.
if you are already or end up s-on and updated to the "latest and greatest" for your M8, maybe everything will work out perfectly for you . But, just something to thing about before doing all of those things. If you are lucky enough to get a bonafide XDA member's attention and help, as you have already, you are still by default expected to think of these things and do your own research. What you probably won't find out along the way is that when you run into some strange problem, there's no one knowledgeable to help you decipher it. There's tons of unanswered posts on this forum alone that have been viewed many times, that go unanswered.
kissyhot said:
I'd like to add this though: Consider whether getting Lollipop is worth re-locking and doing the things you need to do, including putting your device from s-off to s-on is worth it.
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That's a wrong advise and wrong understanding.
Once a device is S-Off, there is NO NEED to relocking bootloader and there is NO NEED to change S-Off to S-On.
Only S-On device needs relocking bootloader to install signed firmware and signed RUU. S-On device can't install unsigned firmware or RUU.
S-Off device can install any unsigned or signed firmware and RUU (no relocking is needed and not advisable)
ckpv5 said:
That's a wrong advise and wrong understanding.
Once a device is S-Off, there is NO NEED to relocking bootloader and there is NO NEED to change S-Off to S-On.
Only S-On device needs relocking bootloader to install signed firmware and signed RUU. S-On device can't install unsigned firmware or RUU.
S-Off device can install any unsigned or signed firmware and RUU (no relocking is needed and not advisable)
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thanks,so my device will still ***UNLOCKED*** after i install RUU right?
btw we dont have verizon provider on my country ,thats mean i cant do OTA update ?
so i guess RUU if my only option to update my device,?it is possible for my device to use marsmallow or nougat?
kiregnwn said:
thanks,so my device will still ***UNLOCKED*** after i install RUU right?
btw we dont have verizon provider on my country ,thats mean i cant do OTA update ?
so i guess RUU if my only option to update my device,?it is possible for my device to use marsmallow or nougat?
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Leave it UNLOCKED so it will still be UNLOCKED after RUU is installed.
Whatever you do now or later ... no need to relock it, leave it UNLOCKED.
You can do OTA as this is not a Verizon device but LRA. Now you can't OTA because you have a Verizon ROM running. RUU 4.21.512.4 is stock LRA, you'll get OTA notification once you install it.
The only thing is you need to change SuperCID 11111111 to LRA__001 to proceed OTA (as experience by other user in the above link I gave you).
Frankly speaking I don't see any good reason to have SuperCID on this variant.
Once you updated to Lollipop you can use Marshmallow ROM which support Verizon (there are a few of them). Nougat .. not so sure but you can always try later after you updated to lollipop but definitely won't work on your current firmware which is a KitKat.