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Help!! destroyed my HTC one M8

My HTC one M8 system UI keeps crashing every time i boot up the phone
How i got to this position
For some reason i was not able to download anything to the phone (yes, there was space available), so i decided to factory reset the phone. unfortunately that was no help. From there i decided to use twrp recovery to wipe everything, Me being a smart guy wiped everything, including the system ( and no i did not make a back up anything ). After got a hold of a mirco sd card and flashed a version of a htc one system file i found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694994 . I got the phone to boot up ( not booting up from before without a system), but the system UI keeps crashing every time i boot up the phone. Found a thread in xda with the same problem, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694994, and the solution is to get a hold of the stock recovery (not sure if it will work for me). Finally i jump over to an other thead, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376, saying i need to find out my cidnum. I used fast boot to get it and my version of cidnum is BS_US001 which i could not find on the list.
Long story short
Couldnt download on my phone
wiped my system by mistake (no backs)
flash android revolution hd version of kitkat
system ui keeps crashing
think stock recovery will fix it
getting a random cidnum is BS_US001 and am not sure which stock recovery to flash
Please help !!!!
thank you

Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial no. & imei no.
This will help to find the right ROM for you

ckpv5 said:
Post your fastboot getvar all minus serial no. & imei no.
This will help to find the right ROM for you
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Please see below.
I found that there is a nandroid back up, on the below thread but how can i flash it. cannot really do anything to the phone.
looking to go stock, if possible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
version: 0.5
version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
version-baseband: 1.24.21331147A1.09G
version-cpld: None
version-microp: None
version-main: 4.16.1540.8
version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
imei2: Not Support
meid: 00000000000000
product: m8_ul_ca
platform: hTCBmsm8974
modelid: 0P6B12000
cidnum: BS_US001
battery-status: good
battery-voltage: 0mV
partition-layout: Generic
security: on
build-mode: SHIP
boot-mode: FASTBOOT
commitno-bootloader: 3aa067db
hbootpreupdate: 11
gencheckpt: 0

Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed

ckpv5 said:
Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed
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I will give this a try in the morning
I will let you know how it goes, thanks for the help

ckpv5 said:
Just run RUU to have everything back to stock.
Download RUU : http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put your device in bootloader/fastboot mode and connect to PC
2. relock bootloader - command fastboot oem lock
2. Right click the RUU exe that you downloaded, select "run as administrator" .. wait for it to run, later there is a dialog box, accept, next, next, update, blablabla until it finish and your device rebooted... done.
Note : this will wipe everything on your internal storage. Make a backup of important files before you proceed
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I tried running the program twice, but it failed both times.
it couldnt update the system after erasing eveyrthing.

What error ?
If RUU is not an option for you
you also can fastboot flash the RUU in zip format.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_4.16.1540.8_Radio_1.24.21331147A1.09G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2-decrypted.zip from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722644595
Rename it to RUU.zip
Download the htc_fastboot.exe here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235
Put device in bootloader mode, then run command:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip[/COLOR]

ckpv5 said:
What error ?
If RUU is not an option for you
you also can fastboot flash the RUU in zip format.
Download the RUU_M8_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_4.16.1540.8_Radio_1.24.21331147A1.09G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2-decrypted.zip from here : https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722644595
Rename it to RUU.zip
Download the htc_fastboot.exe here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735235
Put device in bootloader mode, then run command:
fastboot oem rebootRUU
htc_fastboot flash zip RUU.zip[/COLOR]
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"what error?" ------ not sure to be honest, it just failed while it was trying to write the system.
Tried your new suggestion and got this error
sending 'zip'... (1494067 KB) OKAY
sending time = 42.386 secs
writing 'zip'... (bootloader) zip header checking...
(bootloader) zip info parsing...
FAIL99 unknown fail
FAILED (remote: 99 unknown fail)
Execution time is 42(s)

Can't Flash TWRP Recovery

Self-admitted newb here. Been reading up on FAQs and instructions on how to Root my new device and am eager to learn more to eventually fully optimize. I was able to unlock, but when attempting to flash TWRP recovery, it'll just hang forever with this message:
"sending 'recovery' (11976 KB)...".
I confirmed checksums of files downloaded, USB Debugging is flagged, Fastboot is deselected, updated the HTC drivers on my PC, and my S/N is acknowledged with the 'fastboot devices' command. I even did a Factory Reset from bootload screen, as this is a new device with no data on it yet.
Any helpful suggestions on determining next steps would be greatly appreciated!
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.15.2133156.UA12.5mv
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main: 1.54.401.109
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul_ca
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ab0efa49
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

You need 2.7 series..

flyera343 said:
You need 2.7 series..
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Agreed, and I was mistakenly attempting to flash twrp-2.8.6.1-m8.img initially . I'm sorry I failed to mention that in the original post and yes, I also did erase cache several times. Re-attempting to flash twrp-2.7.0.1-m8.img is when the 'sending recovery' hang issue comes up.

bump

pill_popper said:
(bootloader) version-main: 1.54.401.109
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B12000
(bootloader) security: off
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You have a very old software version. Since your device is S-Off, I suggest :
1. change the MID 0P6B12000 to 0P6B10000
Follow this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
2. run 4.16.401.10 RUU.exe - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B17smFr95pleeTQ5U1NzNkZzM0U/edit?pli=1
RUU will flash your entire phone back to stock including recovery
(as your device is S-Off, no need to lock/relock bootloader)
3. Now you can install the latest TWRP recovery and do whatever you want to do

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it. Will follow up on the points covered in your post and report back.

Ahh.. you need a rooted ROM to do that change of MID.
Without a custom recovery installed, you may not have a rooted ROM.
Reading back your problem ... the error is stuck at sending recovery, not enter recovery. This is possible if you don't have a proper fastboot/adb files.
Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
then try to install TWRP recovery again

ckpv5 said:
Ahh.. you need a rooted ROM to do that change of MID.
Without a custom recovery installed, you may not have a rooted ROM.
Reading back your problem ... the error is stuck at sending recovery, not enter recovery.
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Correct, sorry if I wasn't being clear about that. I've Unlocked, but not yet rooted hence, the attempt to send TWRP. I haven't yet taken next steps though.
ckpv5 said:
This is possible if you don't have a proper fastboot/adb files.
Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
then try to install TWRP recovery again
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More reading! :cyclops:

**Updated**
So I've tried using Minimal ADB tool as well. Now instead of hanging, I'm eliciting errors.
target reported max download size of 1830711296 bytes
sending 'recovery' (11976 KB)...
FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))
finished. total time: 5.023s
I'm running as Administrator in Windows 7, I can hear the PC recognize the phone when I plug it in the USB and I've also confirmed multiple times the 'fastboot devices' command recognizes my phone.
If this might be a USB related issue, how would I go about investigating in that direction? Not sure what is preventing me from simply flashing a TWRP recovery. Any thoughts on this are welcome, thank you.

*bumpity bump*
So I can see 'FASTBOOT USB' in bootloader mode, and the fastboot devices command returns my S/N, but still the adb devices command just returns the message 'list of devices' and nothing else. Attempting to flash TWRP recovery still fails. I've uninstalled all HTC stuff and manually updated the driver to 'MTP USB Device' via Device Manager per redpoint73's advice. Before I give up on this PC, are there any additional steps I can take? Any guidance from you guys would be appreciated, thanks!

First, you don't run adb command when on fastboot mode, only fastboot command will work.
Is the USB 3.0 on PC ? You need USB 2.0
Is your device properly working ?
I like to suggest to flash Dev Edition firmware to your device or simply run the Dev Edition RUU to bring the hboot/software version to the latest version before you try TWRP again.
You have MID/CID that match/fit a Dev Edition device except the software version no.

ckpv5 said:
First, you don't run adb command when on fastboot mode, only fastboot command will work.
Is the USB 3.0 on PC ? You need USB 2.0
Is your device properly working ?
I like to suggest to flash Dev Edition firmware to your device or simply run the Dev Edition RUU to bring the hboot/software version to the latest version before you try TWRP again.
You have MID/CID that match/fit a Dev Edition device except the software version no.
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I guess what most on here would consider to be trivial are to me revelations. Thank you for your response and now I see my device S/N is recognized after running the adb devices command when the phone is running in 'normal' mode! Yes, it is properly working but sadly, all four USB ports on the PC are USB 3.0 I'll read up on your suggestions and reply with questions at that point before taking action. Again with the reading! :cyclops: My concerns here are if stock recovery would continue to work if I go down either of those paths and how the phone is supposed to respond if it's not responding when attempting to flash TWRP. Thanks again for your inputs, I appreciate it!

First .. you need to know your reason to install a TWRP. If you plan to install a custom ROM, it won't properly work because you have a very low version hboot as most custom ROMs require a hboot 3.19.0000
then .. there are other ways to achieve this (all because you have a S-Off device)
1. You can install TWRP using the external_sd (microSD) method but you can only use a lower version TWRP 2.7.x.x or better 2.8.1.0 (because you failed in fastboot method)
2. As I said earlier - install the latest firmware.zip but using the external_sd method too ... but your device may get stuck because your ROM is too low
3. The safest/fastest is install RUU but again you need a USB 2.0 (I'm not sure whether you can install RUU zip using the external_sd method).
4. Back to no. 2 - you can install the firmware.zip using the external_sd method (need to do it twice) then install TWRP again the external_sd method then you need to install a ROM or restore a backup meant for the newer hboot 3.19

ckpv5 said:
First .. you need to know your reason to install a TWRP. If you plan to install a custom ROM, it won't properly work because you have a very low version hboot as most custom ROMs require a hboot 3.19.0000
then .. there are other ways to achieve this (all because you have a S-Off device)
1. You can install TWRP using the external_sd (microSD) method but you can only use a lower version TWRP 2.7.x.x or better 2.8.1.0 (because you failed in fastboot method)
2. As I said earlier - install the latest firmware.zip but using the external_sd method too ... but your device may get stuck because your ROM is too low
3. The safest/fastest is install RUU but again you need a USB 2.0 (I'm not sure whether you can install RUU zip using the external_sd method).
4. Back to no. 2 - you can install the firmware.zip using the external_sd method (need to do it twice) then install TWRP again the external_sd method then you need to install a ROM or restore a backup meant for the newer hboot 3.19
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If I wanted to attempt #3, please point me to the correct version as it wasn't clear to me what file to choose here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
Thanks!

http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put device on fastboot/bootloader mode
2. run the exe (select run as administrator in windows context menu
3. follow instruction - accept, next, next, blablabla until finish

ckpv5 said:
http://dl3.htc.com/application/RUU_...G_20.68.4196.01_F_release_411207_signed_2.exe
1. put device on fastboot/bootloader mode
2. run the exe (select run as administrator in windows context menu
3. follow instruction - accept, next, next, blablabla until finish
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The whole point of this exercise is to gain root so that yes, I can have the option of flashing a custom ROM. I noticed in the executable's file name you referenced model M8_UL_L50, but mine is M8_UL_CA. I also noticed its radio version differs from the one listed in my getvar all file. *edit* I've now realized this file is straight from HTC.
Since my current version is so old, is it still OK to run this to update to the latest version rather than updating to an intermediate version before updating to the latest version? Just wanted to confirm before taking any unnecessary action. Thank you again for your patience and the helpful information!

M8_UL - M8 with LTE
L50 - Android L 5.0
CA - US region
Radio version different because yours is old/lower version and this is newer/latest version and you're going to update hboot, radio and many more with this RUU. You need the update in order to install custom ROM as I mentioned before most custom ROMs work only on hboot 3.19.0000
You have S-Off device, you don't need intermediate version ... and most important RUU doesn't need intermediate version because RUU will wipe clean your device and replace all images with those come with it. (So make a backup of your important files to PC)

Problems with Marshmallow OTA

I had, a while ago, rooted my phone but eventually decided it wasn't for me, so I reverted back to stock ROM and recovery, etc. When the Marshmallow OTA for my Rogers (Canadian carrier) HTC One M8 arrived, I was excited to upgrade, but when I tried to install the OTA, I got sent to the recovery where this error message popped up partway through the installation:
E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg
(Code -1)
E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_yes
(Code -1)
E:missing bitmap oem_unlock_bg_no
(Code -1)
Finding update package . . .
Opening update package . . .
Verifying update package . . .
Installing update . . .
M60QCT.01.002.018
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-na
me/userdata at /data: Device or resource busy
E:unknown command [set_err_msg]
Package expects build fingerprint of htc/rogers_wwe/htc_m8:
5.0.1/LRX22C/463267.3:user/release-keys or htc/rogers_wwe/ht
c_m8:6.0/MRA58K/667457.7:user/release-keys; this device has
htc/rogers_wwe/htc_m8:5.0.1/LRX22C/463267.2:user/release-key
s.
E:Error in /data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/app_f
ota/OTA_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_MR_Rogers_WWE_6.13.631.7-4.20.631.
3_release_463918.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
P.S. The bold parts are the stuff that was cut off the screen so I guessed them (or just got the information from other parts of the error message).
This is what fastboot getvar all returns:
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.19.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.25.21331147A1.06G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: Nonez
(bootloader) version-main: 4.20.631.3
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B16000
(bootloader) cidnum: ROGER001
(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: 4a2bcc8a
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.032s
After this happened the first time, I re-rooted to extract the OTA from my phone so that I could get the firmware.zip, recovery.img, and boot.img. I flashed the recovery and boot, re-locked, etc. but then my phone simply stopped booting at the white HTC One logo (the second white HTC screen) or just a black screen (after the first HTC logo but before the second white HTC screen). I then re-locked and tried to flash the firmware from the OTA, resulting in the same problem. I factory reset and erased the cache after all of these things, but nothing worked. I found a Rogers TWRP backup on the forums and used that to get my phone working again, and have tried flashing the recovery and boot images, as well as the firmware from either the Marshmallow OTA or the Lollipop OTA through fastboot or a microSD card, also either having a problem with initial boot stopping at the same places or just the first error message I posted above. Yes, I flashed recovery and boot images with bootloader unlocked, and firmware with bootloader locked after issuing the command fastboot oem rebootRUU. I noticed the boot seems to stop at the second white HTC logo immediately after factory resetting, but would only make it to the black screen (with backlight on) every subsequent reboot, whenever the booting issue happened.
Sometimes when going through some combination of flashing, when I got the phone working again, a Lollipop security patch would not install; however, other times, I could get it to install. No error messages came up when it didn't install, it simply stopped partway through (I think at 24%), before rebooting. At this point, I have Lollipop with my phone working, and have the security patch installed. I am, at the moment, back to the same place I was before attempting to install the Marshmallow OTA the first time.
I have no idea how to get this fixed at this point. I have the Marshmallow OTA and a microSD card. If any of you have any idea how to fix this so I can update to Marshmallow, that would be much appreciated! Sorry for the long read.

joshew said:
Package expects build fingerprint of htc/rogers_wwe/htc_m8:
5.0.1/LRX22C/463267.3:user/release-keys or htc/rogers_wwe/ht
c_m8:6.0/MRA58K/667457.7:user/release-keys; this device has
htc/rogers_wwe/htc_m8:5.0.1/LRX22C/463267.2:user/release-key
s.
E:Error in /data/data/com.android.providers.downloads/app_f
ota/OTA_M8_UL_M60_SENSE70_MR_Rogers_WWE_6.13.631.7-4.20.631.
3_release_463918.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
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Reason for the error is wrong recovery is installed. OTA is expecting stock recovery 4.20.631.3 but you have stock recovery 4.20.631.2 installed.
joshew said:
After this happened the first time, I re-rooted to extract the OTA from my phone so that I could get the firmware.zip, recovery.img, and boot.img. I flashed the recovery and boot, re-locked, etc. but then my phone simply stopped booting at the white HTC One logo (the second white HTC screen) or just a black screen (after the first HTC logo but before the second white HTC screen).
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Reason for the error, you re-root the stock ROM, OTA won't work on a rooted ROM and on a unrooted stock ROM. It needs a non-rooted (never rooted) stock ROM
joshew said:
I then re-locked and tried to flash the firmware from the OTA, resulting in the same problem. I factory reset and erased the cache after all of these things, but nothing worked.
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Flashing firmware alone won't work because the ROM is still rooted
joshew said:
I found a Rogers TWRP backup on the forums and used that to get my phone working again, and have tried flashing the recovery and boot images, as well as the firmware from either the Marshmallow OTA or the Lollipop OTA through fastboot or a microSD card, also either having a problem with initial boot stopping at the same places or just the first error message I posted above. Yes, I flashed recovery and boot images with bootloader unlocked, and firmware with bootloader locked after issuing the command fastboot oem rebootRUU. I noticed the boot seems to stop at the second white HTC logo immediately after factory resetting, but would only make it to the black screen (with backlight on) every subsequent reboot, whenever the booting issue happened.
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Is that a right version backup and non-rooted ? It seems that it is a rooted backup
joshew said:
If any of you have any idea how to fix this so I can update to Marshmallow, that would be much appreciated!
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1. unlock the bootloader if it is relocked - you don't need a relocked bootloader for OTA.
2. install TWRP 2.8.7.0 or the latest
3. restore a non-rooted 4.20.631.3 TWRP backup
4. install 4.20.631.3 stock recovery.img
5. after reboot, check for OTA and install, you should have one OTA - 6.13.631.7
You can get the non-rooted 4.20.631.3 TWRP backup in my thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860

Completely erased Android using TWRP "advanced wipe". HOWTO install the OS again?

Completely erased Android using TWRP "advanced wipe". HOWTO install the OS again?
Hi
As the title says I completely erased my phone. The file structure seems to be there still from a fairly old ARHD 4.4.4 install. I did a Nandroid before doing this and it is backed up on my computer. Because it is an older (KK) ROM I'm on TWRP 2.8.1.0. I've tried to do
1 ADB pushed a version of that over to the device and tried to install with TWRP but it wouldn't install.
2 an ADB sideload of the latest GPE ("blues") by lyapota, but it didn't install. Does this take a super long time, as I'm trying it a second time. First time I cancelled after about 10 mins of no activity.
So, I'm in a bit deep here. At this point I'm even afraid to unplug the phone from the computer as I fear I'll never get it to boot again. Can I still access the phone by turning it on via booting into download mode/recovery?
If generous, can you walk me through step by step? Otherwise, is there a good guide that will step by step me through the process? A 2014 version of this thread referred the poor guy to the FAQ, but it doesn't cover this case.

If you can get/boot to recovery, just enable mtp in mount menu then you can browse your storage on PC.
Transfer your backup to restore or transfer a custom rom zip and install. But most custom rom work on lollipop and marshmallow firmware. As you said yours is a kitkat, there will be problem.
Or while on fastboot/bootloader see what is the hboot no. and the OS no or better to run command fastboot getvar all and post here the result without serial & imei no.

ckpv5 said:
If you can get/boot to recovery, just enable mtp in mount menu then you can browse your storage on PC.
Transfer your backup to restore or transfer a custom rom zip and install. But most custom rom work on lollipop and marshmallow firmware. As you said yours is a kitkat, there will be problem.
Or while on fastboot/bootloader see what is the hboot no. and the OS no or better to run command fastboot getvar all and post here the result without serial & imei no.
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
< waiting for device >
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.15.2133156.UA14G
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei:
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B11000
(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__621
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ab0efa49
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.050s
Should I start looking for a stock kitkat ROM or RUU?
Is there a thread you know of, or a good google search term I can start my learning on?
And most importantly, will anything I do ever eliminate my s-off?

That's a very old firmware that you have there.
It is 1.54.709.12 where the current one is 6.20.709.2; means you already missed 5 or 6 updates.
You can read post #1 on how-to, get the 1.54.709.12 backup on post #2 and the 1.54.709.12 stock recovery.img on post #4 then do multiple OTAs to the latest 6.20.709.2
See my thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
Noted that you have a S-Off device ... do you have a good reason why the device is S-Off ? Let say the reason was you wanted to make it EU WWE Intl GSM ... then there is another approach to this :
1. You need to change the MID from 0P6B11000 to 0P6B10000
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
2. You install EU WWE Intl GSM RUU zip 6.12.401.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6

ckpv5 said:
That's a very old firmware that you have there.
It is 1.54.709.12 where the current one is 6.20.709.2; means you already missed 5 or 6 updates.
You can read post #1 on how-to, get the 1.54.709.12 backup on post #2 and the 1.54.709.12 stock recovery.img on post #4 then do multiple OTAs to the latest 6.20.709.2
See my thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
Noted that you have a S-Off device ... do you have a good reason why the device is S-Off ? Let say the reason was you wanted to make it EU WWE Intl GSM ... then there is another approach to this :
1. You need to change the MID from 0P6B11000 to 0P6B10000
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708581
2. You install EU WWE Intl GSM RUU zip 6.12.401.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64926626&postcount=6
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Sounds OK, will that install a less effective radio, or are radios not affected? I have S-off for exactly this kind of this instance, but i guess it could be construed as the cause too.... The main reason is getting bloat off the ROM though.

Should be fine. As far as I can remember, both TWN and EU have same radio.
The different is slightly on rcdata... but that another story, won't affect anything at where you are now.
Being a S-Off device you can change the OS version at any time that like.

Weird, I downloaded minimal adb fastboot, and I can fastboot devices and get my serial, but adb devices returns device null. Am I missing something? The phone is in bootloader mode. Should I be in TWRP?

I got adb devices by going into TWRP, but now I do adb shell and it returns ~ # <[6n I'm guessing that means I need to be a super user...how? Every time I reboot TWRP it asks me if I want SU, but the process hangs.

Can the HTC utility restore a phone in this state, and not lose s-off? I put the external SD in the phone, with the nandroid I did today, and am trying to transfer it into the bare file system, where should I put it. Why can't TWRP just see the nandroid on the external? WIll the nandroid be of any value to me at this point?
When I try to do this:
6(b). For those with no OS, connect device to PC. In TWRP recovery go to mount, make sure MTP is enabled.
Then you can open Internal Storage - TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ (if backup is set to internal storage)
7. Transfer the extracted x.xx.xxx.x folder (not x.xx.xxx.x_ckpv5 folder) and its content to the backup path on your device, so it looks like this :
TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./x.xx.xxx.x
it tells me "cannot copy system.ext4.win000" "it's file size is larger than the device limit"
So do I need to re partition somehow? How would I do that? How can I find, and post, what the filesystem layout is now if more info is needed?
I have the TWRP backup on the external SD, but restore won't see it either.
Or what about the Hasson2000 toolkit to push an RUU to it?

Sorry guys, I still need help. I try to do adb shell, but can't seem to get root (su) . Because of this I am afraid of moving forward. I have changed my CID to GOOGL001 using HASOON2000's toolkit as I've decided I might as well go full goog since I'm at this point. I think my MID 0P6B11000 is OK, as it's mentioned in graffixnyc/Enewman17's GPE thread, correct? I've downloaded the MM H11 and it's waiting, but I'm afraid to move forward with the root problem better explained in the post above. Am I overly worried?

downwiththebanksters said:
I got adb devices by going into TWRP, but now I do adb shell and it returns ~ # <[6n I'm guessing that means I need to be a super user...how?
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No .. while in TWRP you just run adb shell, no need SU because while in TWRP it's already rooted ..
so
adb shell
~ # <[6n
then paste in the code to change MID then type exit, exit
If you want to run the EU WWE RUU that I linked above, you also need to change the CID .. I suggest a SuperCID 11111111 then later you can run anything that you like as long has you have the correct MID for the RUU that you're going to install.
Now .. since you changed the CID to Google CID and intended to install a GPE RUU .. read through the thread that you linked .. can't help much .. maybe someone else will help you for the GPE conversion.
Still I suggest, instead of running a Google CID ... change it to SuperCID so you don't have to every time change the CID when you decide to run other RUU.
EDIT :
I just remember something .. there is a RUU zip for Taiwan HTC__621 that you can use (but you need to put back the CID to HTC__621 (the original CID) or make it SuperCID 11111111
The steps are the same as I posted before. You need to use htc_fastboot.exe and follow those fastboot commands to install a RUU zip.
Or if you have a microSD card, you can rename the RUU zip to 0P6BIMG.zip and put it on your microsd. On fastboot, select hboot .. it will scan the 0P6BIMG.zip and ask whether you want to update, volume up to update. Once completed, remove this 0P6BIMG.zip from your microsd.
Later you can do all the OTA to the latest.
Download 0P6BIMG_M8_UL_K44_SENSE60_SECURITY_hTC_Asia_TW_1.54.709.4_R_Radio_1.15.2133156.UA14G_20.18n.4096.05_release_358414_signed_2_4.zip here : http://androidruu.com/?developer=M8

Well as I said above I decided to try the full GPE RUU, so I followed these instructions. I used hasoon2000's toolkit to change the CID, my MID was compatible with the GPE. I then fastboot bootloader and:
Method 1
*ADB / Fastboot*
First, make sure you have the path to adb and fastboot setup in your system environment variables
When you open a command prompt, open it in the folder the zip is in. Hold shift, Left Mouse click, open command prompt here.
1. Rename the RUU.zip to something short and easy like RUU.zip
2. adb reboot bootloader "press enter" Wait till phone reboots into fastboot
3. fastboot oem rebootRUU "press enter" Wait till the phone is in RUU mode (black screen with HTC logo)
4. fastboot flash zip RUU.zip "press enter"
*You will get the following message: FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)
*RUU mode will reboot,
*Now run the same command again,
5. fastboot flash zip RUU.zip "press enter"
6. fastboot reboot-bootloader "press enter"
7. Select hboot, Do a factory reset in recovery. To enter the recovery menu when greeted by the Android with an exclamation, Hold Power button and click Volume UP.
8. Done, reboot system.
It took a long time for the ROM to install, but I was happy to see the Google splash screen rolling along.
Overall a bit scary as I worried about potential partition issues, but I could see the naked filesystem poking around in TWRP, and knew it wasn't a brick because I got the HTC splash screen and TWRP. I'm not totally in love with the GPE right now, as I miss the Nova launcher layout (fixable, installing now), and I can't toggle data with a homescreen widget (unfixable, now 3 clicks with dropdown...first world problems!!). Bottom line, be careful with what you wipe in TWRP! Thanks to you ckpv too!

HTC M8 stuck in fastboot only showing RUU

Ok this is what happened.
I had the rom Android Revolution installed on my HTC M8.
Today I installed the new ROM Revolution, Android 6.0, but when I could not turn on wifi.
After searching in google found that its a MUST to update your firmware, which I have subsequently done true the PC with mini-sdk. That did not work, and now I'm stuck in fastboot. He won't let me into recovery anymore, if i chose it, he trows me back to fastboot menu
SCREEN IN FASTBOOT:
Tampered *** ***
*** *** Relocked
M8_UL PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-318.0.0000
RADIO 1.19.21331147A1.09G
OpenDSP-v38.2.2-00542-M8974.0311
OS 2.22.161.6
eMMC boat 2048MB
RUU
anyone have a solution?
Do i have to update firmware now, really don't now wich steps i should take right now.
Thanks for the effort

C:\mini-sdk>fastboot getvar all
(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: 2.22.161.6
(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON
(bootloader) imei2: Not Support
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product: m8_ul
(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974
(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000
(bootloader) cidnum: VODAPE17
(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
all: Done!
C:\mini-sdk>

Mcdrug said:
After searching in google found that its a MUST to update your firmware, which I have subsequently done true the PC with mini-sdk. That did not work, and now I'm stuck in fastboot.
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What exactly did you try to flash (full file name) and where did you get it from?
Any error messages when you tried to flash the firmware, or other outputs?

redpoint73 said:
What exactly did you try to flash (full file name) and where did you get it from?
Any error messages when you tried to flash the firmware, or other outputs?
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download
M8_6.12.401.4_WWE_TWRP2870.zip
hboot_signedbyaa.img
pg2fs_spcustom.img
radio.img
rcdata.img
rpm.img
sbl1-8974AA-1.img
sbl1-8974AB-1.img
sbl1-8974AB-2.img
sdi.img
sensor_hub.img
splash1.nb0
tp_SYN3508.img
tp_SYN3528.img
tz.img
wcnss.img
adsp.img
android-info.txt
error message:
i thought it was something like (FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail). maybe have to do it again to make sure what error message i got?

Mcdrug said:
download
M8_6.12.401.4_WWE_TWRP2870.zip
i thought it was something like (FAILED (remote: 12 signature verify fail).
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Yes, it would be signature verify fail. Its a hacked firmware (with stock recovery replaced with TWRP). You can't flash this with s-on. You can only flash signed firmware with s-on; and once its hacked, its no longer signed.
Additionally, its not the right version number for your CID. It would need to have "161" in the place of "401".
Your best bet is probably to return to full stock nandroid 2.22.161.6 and stock recovery 2.22.161.6, than OTA up to LP or MM. Instructions and required files here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860

redpoint73 said:
Yes, it would be signature verify fail. Its a hacked firmware (with stock recovery replaced with TWRP). You can't flash this with s-on. You can only flash signed firmware with s-on; and once its hacked, its no longer signed.
Additionally, its not the right version number for your CID. It would need to have "161" in the place of "401".
Your best bet is probably to return to full stock nandroid 2.22.161.6 and stock recovery 2.22.161.6, than OTA up to LP or MM. Instructions and required files here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
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He won't let me flash recovery twrp-2.8.1.0-m8.img
FAILsignature verify fail
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)

Mcdrug said:
He won't let me flash recovery twrp-2.8.1.0-m8.img
FAILsignature verify fail
FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
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You need to unlock the bootloader again, in order to flash custom recovery.

Big relief i am in recovery again!
Actually back in my Android Revolution Rom , but without WIFI
Don't want to do anyting wrong again right now.
So next thing to do is folow the steps from your posted link #5?
Or do i have to do other things now?

Mcdrug said:
Big relief i am in recovery again!
Actually back in my Android Revolution Rom , but without WIFI
Don't want to do anyting wrong again right now.
So next thing to do is folow the steps from your posted link #5?
Or do i have to do other things now?
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You have to follow all the steps through Step 14.
Again, the goal is to return to full stock nandroid 2.22.161.6 and stock recovery 2.22.161.6, than OTA up to LP or MM

Can't get true this step:
6(a). Reboot, connect device to PC then
open Internal Storage - TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ (if backup is set to internal storage)
open SD Card - TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ (if backup is set to MicroSD)
6(b). For those with no OS, connect device to PC. In TWRP recovery go to mount, make sure MTP is enabled.
Then you can open Internal Storage - TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ (if backup is set to internal storage)
If i make a backup from Boot he puts is in internal store TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ but when i copy the unzip files he stops, too big.
solution might be: Are you mounting the MTP in recovery mode ? It won't work this way.
You need to transfer them on a working OS (I mean you have to be on homescreen)
Try use an external sdcard.
I have put an external sdcard inside, i can put the files on the card
But then the files aren't located at the TWRP/BACKUP map.
What to do?

Mcdrug said:
If i make a backup from Boot he puts is in internal store TWRP/BACKUPS/SerialNo./ but when i copy the unzip files he stops, too big.
What to do?
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when you select boot to backup, you can select which storage the backup goes to .. select microSD instead of internal (read all menu in the backup section on TWRP)
then you can use a card reader to mount your microsd to PC and transfer the extracted contents of the backup zip to the same folder that you made with the boot backup and replace all files when PC ask you.

All done, back in stock rom, thank you very much!!
10. In reboot menu select bootloader (when TWRP asks whether you want to root your device, select do not install)
I choose in this step do not install, but he rebooted me direct into the stock rom.
Tried some things to get into the bootloader again, volume down and power, cmd with adb fastboot, but nothing really worked.
What's the reason i can't get back to bootloader, and how do i get step 11 fixed and flash stock recovery?

To go to bootloader when on OS running ... press power button and select restart. When the screen turn black .. hold volume down button .. that will take you to hboot screen, press power once will get you to fastboot/bootloader
To go to bootloader when on OS running ... you need to enable USB debugging in settings - Developer options. To enable Developer options, go to settings - about - software information - more - click build number until the developer options is enabled.
Once usb debugging is enabled, you can run command adb reboot bootloader to get to fastboot/bootloader

It works, did the last step:
11. fastboot flash stock recovery that you downloaded - command fastboot flash recovery x.xxx.xx.x_recovery.img
but now can't entering recovery anymore, just showing a red trangle with an exclamation mark? And in some minutes he boots to OS.
Have to do step 1 again? Maybe go to a higher version? I want OTA to MM 6.0

You don't need to get into recovery after you installed stock recovery.
what you need to do ... boot to OS .. go to settings - about - software update - check for update, download and click install let the system do its stuff to update. After reboot, repeat the checking & install process.
And you need to do the checking & install, multiple times to update :
2.22.161.6 --> 4.19.161.2 --> 4.19.161.3 --> 6.12.161.4 --> done.