Hi
Bricked my old 16gb HTC One M8 - sending to HTC for repair tomorrow.
Ordered a replacement 32gb HTC One M8 from Hong Kong. It was billed as 'new' but on arrival it appears to be S-OFF but locked. Full bootloader details below:
*** LOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.15.2133156.UA13G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.54.401.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Mar 22 2014,00:53:32.16037
Whenever I try to update OTA, it tells me my phone is not stock and the update doesn't install. I just want to get the phone back to stock with the latest OTA firmware, nothing more. What would my best course of action be here?
I'm no expert but I did purchase a used M8 last week with similar status, which was able to return to (almost) stock.
First, I think your super cid (11111111) is stopping you from any OTA update. Change that to reflect your carrier.
If you are still not able to check for OTA update after that, you need to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP or CWM boot loader, and flash a backup of stock Rom from your carrier.
billyboy77 said:
Hi
Bricked my old 16gb HTC One M8 - sending to HTC for repair tomorrow.
Ordered a replacement 32gb HTC One M8 from Hong Kong. It was billed as 'new' but on arrival it appears to be S-OFF but locked. Full bootloader details below:
*** LOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.15.2133156.UA13G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.54.401.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Mar 22 2014,00:53:32.16037
Whenever I try to update OTA, it tells me my phone is not stock and the update doesn't install. I just want to get the phone back to stock with the latest OTA firmware, nothing more. What would my best course of action be here?
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M8_UL_CA. You are on AT&T, correct?
You can download the latest AT&T RUU here.
Download it onto your PC. Hook up your phone and open command prompt. Direct it to your ADB folder, then enter these commands.
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot rebootRUU waiting for it to boot after each command.
Then run the RUU download by double clicking on the download, and follow the prompts given.
You will have to run it twice. The first time will not install the whole package, the second time finishes the process. This is normal.
xunholyx said:
M8_UL_CA. You are on AT&T, correct?
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I'm not with AT&T. I bought the phone carrier unlocked - I use a Three mobile SIM. If the phone has been made S-OFF and carrier unlocked then I'd like to return it to a stock unlocked model if possible...
ikeny said:
I'm no expert but I did purchase a used M8 last week with similar status, which was able to return to (almost) stock.
First, I think your super cid (11111111) is stopping you from any OTA update. Change that to reflect your carrier.
If you are still not able to check for OTA update after that, you need to unlock the bootloader, install TWRP or CWM boot loader, and flash a backup of stock Rom from your carrier.
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Hi - I don't have a carrier - I bought the phone on its own, supposedly carrier unlocked, using an existing Three mobile SIM that I have.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a suitable SuperCID I could try?
Super cid (11111111) means you can flash any rom manually, but no OTA update.
If you want OTA updates, you either pick a carrier and use its cid, or use the GPE (Google play edition) cid. GPE means no HTC added stuffs, like sense 6.
Either way, Google for the cid numbers.
ikeny said:
Super cid (11111111) means you can flash any rom manually, but no OTA update.
If you want OTA updates, you either pick a carrier and use its cid, or use the GPE (Google play edition) cid. GPE means no HTC added stuffs, like sense 6.
Either way, Google for the cid numbers.
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My last phone was a stock HTC which I converted to GPE. I got fed up with the phone and tried to revert to stock, but messed up. While HTC fix that one I'm trying to update this replacement... getting a bit fed up with non stock HTC phones now to say the least!
Will changing my CID to something like HTC__001 and rebooting risk bricking the phone?
My HTC M8 also has S-off, and I have no problem changing the cid to whatever I want with the toolkit on xda.
Running OTA updates, on the other hand, is more risky to me since I didn't know the history of my device. I chose to flash a nandroid backup via TWRP. (No RUU published from my carrier). Then I re-rooted the stock rom, retuned back to stock recovery, removed the "modified/tampered" status, and locked the boot loader. I left the S-off status, which is the only non-stock.
billyboy77 said:
My last phone was a stock HTC which I converted to GPE. I got fed up with the phone and tried to revert to stock, but messed up. While HTC fix that one I'm trying to update this replacement... getting a bit fed up with non stock HTC phones now to say the least!
Will changing my CID to something like HTC__001 and rebooting risk bricking the phone?
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The guy that sold me the phone suggested I flash this RUU to the phone. It appears to be a Brighstar US RUU... which just confuses me even more.
"i have find a way to fix your problem, its very simple, but requires your attention to the following details
follow what this link tells you
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/"
What did you ask from the seller? Was it just something "stock and unlocked"? The US rom quote was definitely stock. (Sim) unlocked or not is independent of the rom. Your phone could be locked/unlocked regardless of the rom you use.
All unmodified version from HTC are stock, including GPE. You need to first decide which carrier you want your phone to be "stock" for.
billyboy77 said:
The guy that sold me the phone suggested I flash this RUU to the phone. It appears to be a Brighstar US RUU... which just confuses me even more.
"i have find a way to fix your problem, its very simple, but requires your attention to the following details
follow what this link tells you
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/"
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I've just spoken to someone in HTC USA Customer services - the phone is formerly an AT&T contract phone. She told me that I'm better off returning the phone to the seller if I want regular OTA updates.
So either send it back and be without phone for a week or so, or try and return it to factory stock myself. Tricky one.
ikeny said:
What did you ask from the seller? Was it just something "stock and unlocked"? The US rom quote was definitely stock. (Sim) unlocked or not is independent of the rom. Your phone could be locked/unlocked regardless of the rom you use.
All unmodified version from HTC are stock, including GPE. You need to first decide which carrier you want your phone to be "stock" for.
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OK so in theory, I could change the CID to Three UK, and find a Three UK RUU and convert the phone into a stock unlocked three UK one that works with my sim...?
billyboy77 said:
OK so in theory, I could change the CID to Three UK, and find a Three UK RUU and convert the phone into a stock unlocked three UK one that works with my sim...?
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It looks like my best/safest option is installing the Developer edition RUU - but I am on a mac. Does anyone have the correct Zip file of this?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/
billyboy77 said:
It looks like my best/safest option is installing the Developer edition RUU - but I am on a mac. Does anyone have the correct Zip file of this?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/
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I don't think the ROM update exe will run in Mac. You'll need to find a Windows pc for this, or try virtual machine running Windows on your mac.
billyboy77 said:
It looks like my best/safest option is installing the Developer edition RUU - but I am on a mac. Does anyone have the correct Zip file of this?
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m8/news/
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all the files you need to convert to DE are here >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=21320
This guide may be easier to convert to the DE as it used RUU. No custom recovery and s-off required.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/development/ruu-m8-developer-edition-sense-1-54-t2884777
billyboy77 said:
Hi
Bricked my old 16gb HTC One M8 - sending to HTC for repair tomorrow.
Ordered a replacement 32gb HTC One M8 from Hong Kong. It was billed as 'new' but on arrival it appears to be S-OFF but locked. Full bootloader details below:
*** LOCKED ***
M8_UL_CA PVT SHIP S-OFF
CID-11111111
HBOOT-3.16.0.0000
RADIO-1.15.2133156.UA13G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS-1.54.401.5
eMMC-boot 2048MB
Mar 22 2014,00:53:32.16037
Whenever I try to update OTA, it tells me my phone is not stock and the update doesn't install. I just want to get the phone back to stock with the latest OTA firmware, nothing more. What would my best course of action be here?
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If you ordered it from Mainland region then most sellers do S Off there even if the phone is new but if you wanted S On you could have talked to the seller. It's trend over there before getting a new android phone almost 90% sellers sells S OFF and Rooted new devices in almost all major Smartphone brands.
Edit: Yes, M8_UL_CA is definitely (AT&T) What country do you belong to? If you're based in the US then just run official HTC AT&T RUU and you will be able to get OTA updates in the near future.
maheshpatel said:
If you ordered it from Mainland region then most sellers do S Off there even if the phone is new but if you wanted S On you could have talked to the seller. It's trend over there before getting a new android phone almost 90% sellers sells S OFF and Rooted new devices in almost all major Smartphone brands.
Edit: Yes, M8_UL_CA is definitely (AT&T) What country do you belong to? If you're based in the US then just run official HTC AT&T RUU and you will be able to get OTA updates in the near future.
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Actually, it is AT&T, T-Mob, plus Telus and Rogers (Canada, I'm on Telus).
I see he is unbranded(?) now. The first answer was assuming.
@billyboy77 Your radio version is WWE. Sorry I didn't notice that before.
Download the International WWE RUU here.
You will be able to flash this to get to stock since you are S Off and superCID. It will bring you up to the latest firmware. No need for OTAs. Back up anything that is important to you before running the RUU, because it will wipe your device.
hm... Seems like you guys are really trying your hardest to make this more difficult than it needs to be. Having S-OFF he can practically make his device any device he wants it to be, T-Mobile, AT&T, Unlocked, Developer Edition, surely any GSM based carrier/unlocked version.
What's the problem? Unlock Bootloader, Get a custom recovery, Get Root, Change your MID to the one you want, Change your CID to the one you want, Restore a backup for the one you chose, run OTA's...
"OMG I'm S-OFF and bought unlocked but I can't get OTA's because my phone WAS an AT&T and I'm not on AT&T I'm on Three"
:silly:
BerndM14 said:
hm... Seems like you guys are really trying your hardest to make this more difficult than it needs to be. Having S-OFF he can practically make his device any device he wants it to be, T-Mobile, AT&T, Unlocked, Developer Edition, surely any GSM based carrier/unlocked version.
What's the problem? Unlock Bootloader, Get a custom recovery, Get Root, Change your MID to the one you want, Change your CID to the one you want, Restore a backup for the one you chose, run OTA's...
"OMG I'm S-OFF and bought unlocked but I can't get OTA's because my phone WAS an AT&T and I'm not on AT&T I'm on Three"
:silly:
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After what happened with my last phone, I'd rather not muck about with unlocking, rooting or any of that balls. Just a stock OS with regular updates will do me just fine (until the new HTC comes out anyway)
Hi, a friend of mine recently bought an HTC One M8 (red version 32GB).
Yesterday he refreshed the OTA updates option on his phone and it prompted an update. He chose to perform the update, but then the phone rebooted and rejected to update saying that the OS has been modified.
Talking with the seller, he discovered that indeed that phone has been imported from USA.
How can we convert this M8 to be a "normal" M8 with the capability of doing updates and the support of Italian network bands ?
I've attached two photos with the software version of this phone.
I'm sorry for my poor english, thanks for your help in advance.
You have a AT&T device which is much better for you compare that mistakenly bought a Verizon or a Sprint device.
You can convert to Intl EU version but first you need to check what the MID is.
Connect to PC then run command
fastboot getvar mid
then we'll see what you can do .. because you need to install TWRP then change to correct MID while in recovery. Then you can run RUU 4.16.401.10 then do OTA to 4.16.401.13 and later do more updates.
ckpv5 said:
You have a AT&T device which is much better for you compare that mistakenly bought a Verizon or a Sprint device.
You can convert to Intl EU version but first you need to check what the MID is.
Connect to PC then run command
fastboot getvar mid
then we'll see what you can do .. because you need to install TWRP then change to correct MID while in recovery. Then you can run RUU 4.16.401.10 then do OTA to 4.16.401.13 and later do more updates.
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MID is 0P6B13000
Now the MID is something else because AT&T MID is 0P6B12000.
To change to EU version you need to change MID to 0P6B10000
Read this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
Do you think you can manage that ?
Before that, is your device currently rooted or non-rooted ? If it is rooted then proceed to change the MID as shown in that thread.
If it is not rooted, you need a flashable.zip to install TWRP so you can run the MID conversion while in recovery.
ckpv5 said:
Now the MID is something else because AT&T MID is 0P6B12000.
To change to EU version you need to change MID to 0P6B10000
Read this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
Do you think you can manage that ?
Before that, is your device currently rooted or non-rooted ? If it is rooted then proceed to change the MID as shown in that thread.
If it is not rooted, you need a flashable.zip to install TWRP so you can run the MID conversion while in recovery.
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Ok thanks
The phone was already rooted so i succesfully changed the MID to 0P6B10000
What I need to do now?
Great ...
Now you need to run RUU to revert everything to stock. RUU will wipe everything in your internal storage, so keep a backup of your important files like photos, musics & etc. Furthermore, you are doing full conversion.
You need a Windows PC with USB2.0, latest HTC USB driver installed.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_4.16.401.10_Radio_1.25.214500021.06G_20.68.4196t.01_F_release_417003_signed.exe
Here : http://androidruu.com/?developer=M8
Connect your device to PC (preferable put it on bootloader/fastboot mode)
Right click the RUU exe and select run as administrator and follow all the instructions until it completes the process.
This will take you to a fully convert EU version 4.16.401.10 and then do OTA to 4.16.401.13
The rest is up to you what you want to do with your phone after full conversion.
ckpv5 said:
Great ...
Now you need to run RUU to revert everything to stock. RUU will wipe everything in your internal storage, so keep a backup of your important files like photos, musics & etc. Furthermore, you are doing full conversion.
You need a Windows PC with USB2.0, latest HTC USB driver installed.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_HTC_Europe_4.16.401.10_Radio_1.25.214500021.06G_20.68.4196t.01_F_release_417003_signed.exe
Here : http://androidruu.com/?developer=M8
Connect your device to PC (preferable put it on bootloader/fastboot mode)
Right click the RUU exe and select run as administrator and follow all the instructions until it completes the process.
This will take you to a fully convert EU version 4.16.401.10 and then do OTA to 4.16.401.13
The rest is up to you what you want to do with your phone after full conversion.
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I ran the RUU but now the process is stuck at 2/8 52% updating the radio and doesn't go further. What happens if I disconnect the cable and re-run the RUU?
That show you have PC/USB connection problem. You need to have the latest HTC USB driver. If you are not sure, download HTC Sync Manager, install then uninstall the HTC Sync Manager but leave the drivers. As mentioned earlier, you need PC with USB2.0
http://www.htc.com/us/support/software/htc-sync-manager.aspx
After awhile if it doesn't stop with an error message, you can disconnect and rerun the RUU. Your screen now blank/black means the device in RUU mode (you can run the RUU directly without put the device on bootloader again)
Ok, I re-ran the program and now the phone is like european ones, but we're still not able to do OTAs. Can it be s-off or the unlocked bootloader?
Thordgar said:
Ok, I re-ran the program and now the phone is like european ones, but we're still not able to do OTAs. Can it be s-off or the unlocked bootloader?
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Nothing to do with S-Off or unlocked bootloader.
S-On and unlocked bootloader is problematic but not with S-Off.
What's the error when doing OTA ?
What's written on the bootloader now ?
Can you post result of fastboot getvar all (without serial no. & imei no.)
I'll check tomorrow your progress as I need to rest now .. it's 2 a.m here.
Maybe someone else will help you while I'm away
I took a photo, may it be the super-cid?
It keeps saying this
But now it does not reboot before showing the error
Inviato dal mio LG-H815 utilizzando Tapatalk
That error related to MID.
SuperCID is ok, my device is SuperCID too and I convert to many versions EU, Asia, Dev Ed & etc.
Recheck your MID, that's why I asked for getvar all result
ckpv5 said:
That error related to MID.
SuperCID is ok, my device is SuperCID too and I convert to many versions EU, Asia, Dev Ed & etc.
Recheck your MID, that's why I asked for getvar all result
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Setting CID to HTC__032 did the trick! Now it is normally updating!
Thank for you're help and you're time, goodnight :good:
Hi, so i just bought an htc m8 from ebay and when it arrived i found out its verizon and its in verizon store demo mode, i already reseted it and the app just keeps coming back, how can i get rid off this?
S-off the device, change cid and flash a wwe ruu like the 4.16.401
Or send it back because you got ripped off !
Is the cid HTC__002 ?
extra help pleasee
Mr Hofs said:
S-off the device, change cid and flash a wwe ruu like the 4.16.401
Or send it back because you got ripped off !
Is the cid HTC__002 ?
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Hey! i didnt understood any of what you said Could you help me? i can try to learn!
oooof tough one .....
S-OFF = Security off
Means all partitions of the phone that are usually locked down for modding are unlocked now, to change the model id (mid) and region codes (cid). Also for changing the phone from carrier lock to unbranded phone.
S-off is available via www.theroot.ninja
Then you have to change cid to a verizon one (non demo cid) and flash a Verizon RUU.
Comes to think of it that a Verizon might not be able to go WWE, I'm not into Verizon devices.
But that's the story in a nutshell. How to change cids can be found in the general section in several tutorials. Or ask/read in the specific Verizon subforum for the M8. The device has its own section !
I got my new M9 a couple of days ago and unlocked it via HTCDev.com
Installed TWRP, rooted it any applied sunshine S Off
Changed cid from O2___102 to HTC__001
and the MID to international
Downloaded the latest M9 Marshmallow RUU
I tried to install the RUU but got error 151 and got stuck on the install screen
I'm unable to reboot
No fastboot available
Did I brick my phone?
The only existing MM RUU is for the unlocked/dev edition of the M9 (which is not the same as the international WWE version with the SKU 401). clsA wrote some instructions how to convert if you're phone is S-OFF. And no, you didn't brick your phone as long as the RUU didn't start flashing anything (which shouldn't have happened if you faced error 151). Just close the RUU and use the fastboot command fastboot reboot. Or press and hold the power button and both volume buttons until the phone reboots to bootloader.
Since I'm curious: To which one did you change your MID? The German O2 branded M9 already has the international MID.
i messed up the CID for the Dev version and the MID was wrong as well
i changed my CID to BS_US001 and my MID from 0PJA10000 to 0PJA11000
i just panicked because i was unable to power it down, and thought i would need to wait a week till it runs out of power, which it did after about 15h with continues screen on time in RUU bootscreen
but thanks for the advice
Hello dear friends,
I bought a HTC One M8 from China. The phone is originally made for USA T-Mobile but it comes with a changed RUU with Android 5.0.1 which can not be updated. The MID is 0P6B13000 and CID is changed to supercid already (111111111). I would like to install on it a European RUU (latest version) originaly made for MID 0P6B10000. I don't know if there is any actual difference between 0P6B10000 and 0P6B13000 or if their RUUs can be exchanged with one another. Can I already download a European RUU and directly install it? Should I not do it? Should I change MID and CID as those of an European version? Or should I restore the factory CID and leave the MID as it already is? I have also read that before installing a last version RUU I have to update the firmware, is that correct? If anyone with good experience can give me good advice and if possible usefull links of tutorials and downloads I would much appreciate it.
Thank you in all advance!
vantelyn said:
I don't know if there is any actual difference between 0P6B10000 and 0P6B13000 or if their RUUs can be exchanged with one another.
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To flash an RUU, you need to pass CID check and MID check. SuperCID means you will pass any CID check. But you still need to pass the MID check. That means, if you want to flash the Euro RUU, you need to change the MID to 0P6B10000.
Guide on changing the MID is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
vantelyn said:
Should I change MID and CID as those of an European version? Or should I restore the factory CID and leave the MID as it already is?
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That is a slightly complicated question. Euro version is probably desirable for most folks, since it removed the T-Mobile branding (exception might be if you are actually using T-Mob US as your carrier, and want WiFi calling).
The other issue would be, what bands does your carrier use, and which version supports those bands (as flashing the RUU will change band support). Again, for many folks Euro RUU is probably better. But it depends on you carrier (what bands they use for 3G and LTE).
vantelyn said:
I have also read that before installing a last version RUU I have to update the firmware, is that correct?
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If you want to flash an RUU to update from LP to MM, then yes that is true that you need to flash the MM firmware before the MM RUU. Otherwise, the RUU will fail with Error 155.
Don't you have to s-on before using the RUU also?
You also don't need to change your mid, just change it in the android-info.txt unless you plan to use international roms to get the full benefits (some Roms setup based on mid)