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[Q] Converting to GPE (CID/MID)

I converted my SIM Free GSM HTC One M8 to a GPE at the end of December.
Everything works and I'm really enjoying the experience.
However, I have since found out that I needed to change the MID and the CID. All I did was change the CID to GOOGL001. Will I receive OTA's from Google and will they install properly or do I also need to change the MID? Thanks

Goldenears2015 said:
I converted my SIM Free GSM HTC One M8 to a GPE at the end of December.
Everything works and I'm really enjoying the experience.
However, I have since found out that I needed to change the MID and the CID. All I did was change the CID to GOOGL001. Will I receive OTA's from Google and will they install properly or do I also need to change the MID? Thanks
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best to change the MID too, its just as easy to change the MID as the CID.

Goldenears2015 said:
I converted my SIM Free GSM HTC One M8 to a GPE at the end of December.
Everything works and I'm really enjoying the experience.
However, I have since found out that I needed to change the MID and the CID. All I did was change the CID to GOOGL001. Will I receive OTA's from Google and will they install properly or do I also need to change the MID? Thanks
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Your going to want to change the MID to match GPE and when your ready to take the OTA your going to want the stock recovery that matches the current OS your on.
Also make sure your system is not modified at all for instance (platform.xml) witch most people have altered when they use "sdcardfix" app for read/write permissions

Will the OTA just fail without the correct MID or will it brick the phone?

I don't have access to a PC at the moment, just a Chromebook. To change the MID, do I need root access? I've downloaded the terminal Emulator for Android but it says device not found.

Yes you need to change the MID.
yes you will need root .I'm not familiar with the chromebook so I'm not sure

For OTA updates you definitely need the CID, I didn't need to change MID when I was converted

EddyOS said:
For OTA updates you definitely need the CID, I didn't need to change MID when I was converted
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Thanks for the reply. Did you update to Lollipop from KitKat through an OTA after conversion? also, is your M8 a UK model? The reason I'm asking is because if I can avoid changing the MID I will. It was a bit of a headache converting it in the first place.

Yes to the above. The OTA files seem to work with all MIDs but the CID is crucial otherwise the FW won't flash

I've converted to GPE two times and each time I ruu the earliest ruu so I could OTA up to the latest firmware/version (I followed the guide 100% and it included changing the MID)
I also change the CID to the specific variant it's supposed to be .I recently converted back to Sense Dev edition and changed everything to match so I could update to Dev lollipop, now I run the Dev lollipop firmware with a stock GPE lollipop ROM and it's great

EddyOS said:
Yes to the above. The OTA files seem to work with all MIDs but the CID is crucial otherwise the FW won't flash
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That's good news, I'll leave it as is then, the CID is GOOGL001 .

jball said:
I've converted to GPE two times and each time I ruu the earliest ruu so I could OTA up to the latest firmware/version (I followed the guide 100% and it included changing the MID)
I also change the CID to the specific variant it's supposed to be .I recently converted back to Sense Dev edition and changed everything to match so I could update to Dev lollipop, now I run the Dev lollipop firmware with a stock GPE lollipop ROM and it's great
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I was looking at a GPE ROM yesterday and tbh, I was thinking that it should be the official ROM because of the additional features and extra settings available.

This is the ROM I used up until two days ago.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706441
Now I'm checking out Liquidsmooth 5.0.2

[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
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

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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[Q] Changing from unlocked (617) to international (401) with s-off

Hey guys,
I own an original unlocked M9 (1.32.617.30) and want to convert it to the international model for the quicker updates.
Just got it S-OFF and wanted to make sure I got the rest of the steps right:
1. Change MID to 0PJA10000
2. Change CID to 11111111 (or to HTC__001? which is better?)
3. Run 1.32.401.17 RUU (is it possible to run 1.40.401.8 RUU instead? or do I need to flash a 1.32 base first?)
Cheers! Trying to avoid a bricked phone :angel:

Jhonys said:
Hey guys,
I own an original unlocked M9 (1.32.617.30) and want to convert it to the international model for the quicker updates.
Just got it S-OFF and wanted to make sure I got the rest of the steps right:
1. Change MID to 0PJA10000
2. Change CID to 11111111 (or to HTC__001? which is better?)
3. Run 1.32.401.17 RUU (is it possible to run 1.40.401.8 RUU instead? or do I need to flash a 1.32 base first?)
Cheers! Trying to avoid a bricked phone :angel:
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Who is your carrier?
You shouldn't need to change your mid. Just change to super cid and you can flash the latest firmware and any custom rom you want.
If you're AT&T, the 401 firmware should work seamlessly, you just probably will not get voLte. If you're tired mobile, 401 firmware should also work, but no Wi-Fi calling (you should confirm this because I'm really not sure). If you're Verizon or Sprint, I have no idea, but I think you're sol and have to wait until they release an update. .
Edit: nevermind about carrier stuff. Didn't see that you have dev edition. 401 firmware should all work.

jollywhitefoot said:
Who is your carrier?
You shouldn't need to change your mid. Just change to super cid and you can flash the latest firmware and any custom rom you want.
If you're AT&T, the 401 firmware should work seamlessly, you just probably will not get voLte. If you're tired mobile, 401 firmware should also work, but no Wi-Fi calling (you should confirm this because I'm really not sure). If you're Verizon or Sprint, I have no idea, but I think you're sol and have to wait until they release an update. .
Edit: nevermind about carrier stuff. Didn't see that you have dev edition. 401 firmware should all work.
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I'm not in the US, but europe. I've bought the phone through HTC US and that's why i'm on 617.
Regarding the MID, it is only because it is listed as a step here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-one-m9/general/att-developer-edition-ruu-how-to-t3086948
And when you say "flash latest firmware" what do you mean exactly? should I install 1.40 RUU or 1.32.401.17 RUU first? I really want to know Im flashing the right file now that i'm S-OFF.

Jhonys said:
I'm not in the US, but europe. I've bought the phone through HTC US and that's why i'm on 617.
Regarding the MID, it is only because it is listed as a step here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-one-m9/general/att-developer-edition-ruu-how-to-t3086948
And when you say "flash latest firmware" what do you mean exactly? should I install 1.40 RUU or 1.32.401.17 RUU first? I really want to know Im flashing the right file now that i'm S-OFF.
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Gotcha. I didn't understand your desires. I thought you were basically asking how to upgrade your firmware and flash a rom. Probably you should ask in that thread and maybe clsA or someone else in that thread can give you specific advise. I assume you're looking to convert to stock 401/0PJA10000 and receive official otas?

This might help you as well.. its an A,B, C ... guide
http://www.droidviews.com/how-to-restore-htc-one-m9-to-stock/
From what Im aware, I thought Sunshine 3.17 only supports 501... arent we on 502?

Thanks guys I followed the guide from clsA and it worked perfectly. :good:

Yup! If you have a GSM M-9 than it's easy as pie! S-OFF, Super CID, Flash Firmware, Flash Rom! BAM! DONE!

[Q] HTC One M8 - AT&T to Unbranded

Hi all,
I have recently surrendered and got s-off using sunshine.
I managed to RUU the AT&T ROM, but I want to get a clean unbranded ROM, that is unrooted - basically a factory-reset unbranded phone.
is that possible?
every RUU except the ATT one doesnt work for me...
thanks in advance.

mishumashu said:
every RUU except the ATT one doesnt work for me...
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You'll need to change the CID and MID to run another carrier's RUU.
Alternately, instead of an RUU, you can flash a custom ROM, or stock ROM (such as stock DevEd MM ROM posted in Development), which will work fine on LP firmware. This would require an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery.

redpoint73 said:
You'll need to change the CID and MID to run another carrier's RUU.
Alternately, instead of an RUU, you can flash a custom ROM, or stock ROM (such as stock DevEd MM ROM posted in Development), which will work fine on LP firmware. This would require an unlocked bootloader and custom recovery.
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is there any risk involved in changing my MID to a Europe one assuming the device is AT&T from the US?
any danger in running that RUU?
I already have TWRP and am unlocked.
Forgot to mention that because of my work I cant use a custom ROM (had Viper till now)..

mishumashu said:
is there any risk involved in changing my MID to a Europe one assuming the device is AT&T from the US?
any danger in running that RUU?
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As long as you follow the instruction carefully and exactly, there is little risk in changing the CID and MID. For the MID in particular, be sure to get the location correct for the parameter you are changing (the instructions advise to cut and paste the command, to prevent a typo) otherwise you can do some permanent damage.
Once you've changed to the proper CID, MID, running the Euro RUU is not any more risk than running an AT&T one. The phones are the same in hardware.

redpoint73 said:
As long as you follow the instruction carefully and exactly, there is little risk in changing the CID and MID. For the MID in particular, be sure to get the location correct for the parameter you are changing (the instructions advise to cut and paste the command, to prevent a typo) otherwise you can do some permanent damage.
Once you've changed to the proper CID, MID, running the Euro RUU is not any more risk than running an AT&T one. The phones are the same in hardware.
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cool, will give it a go, thanks!

HTC one m9 demo unit system update without S-off

Hello,
I'm new to HTC world, I recently bought HTC one m9 which turned to be a demo unit with no system update option, I'd like to flash an original ROM without making it s-off, what should I do? here is the version:
RADIO-01.021_U11440792_97.00.51203G_F
OpenDSP-15.16.1.00522.8994_1026
OS-3.35.401.12
I tried to install the latest RUU from htc .com but I got: error [132]: Signarure error
Thanks.

That's impossible. You need S-OFF if you want to use that demo unit as a normal phone since you need to change its CID and that requires S-OFF. There is no difference between the demo unit and the normal One M9 aside from the CID which triggers the demo content.
And the reason why you couldn't use US RUUs/4.x RUUs with a 3.x firmware is explained in the ReadMe thread.

Flippy498 said:
That's impossible. You need S-OFF if you want to use that demo unit as a normal phone since you need to change its CID and that requires S-OFF. There is no difference between the demo unit and the normal One M9 aside from the CID which triggers the demo content.
And the reason why you couldn't use US RUUs/4.x RUUs with a 3.x firmware is explained in the ReadMe thread.
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Thanks a lot, I have also a heating up problem for simple use, what do u advice me to read or to do to make my demo unit normal with the best ROM for Europe.

Get S-OFF (either via Sunshine or via a Java card if you know someone who owns one) and follow the conversion guide in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread I already linked in my last post. It doesn't matter which of the CIDs for SKU 401 you choose unless it's not the Demo Unit CID HTC_002. (The meaning of the CIDs is explained in the CID/MID/SKU list that got linked in the further reading section of that thread.) The conversion is only complete if you flash a RUU at the end although you don't change the firmware in your case.
I don't have any heat problems with the latest firmware and the latest Viper rom. However, there is no general "best" combination. You need to find the rom that suits your needs best. This answer may not be satisfactory at all but it's the truth. One rom might be "the best" for the needs of user A but that doesn't mean that it's "the best" for user B.

Flippy498 said:
Get S-OFF (either via Sunshine or via a Java card if you know someone who owns one) and follow the conversion guide in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread I already linked in my last post. It doesn't matter which of the CIDs for SKU 401 you choose unless it's not the Demo Unit CID HTC_002. (The meaning of the CIDs is explained in the CID/MID/SKU list that got linked in the further reading section of that thread.) The conversion is only complete if you flash a RUU at the end although you don't change the firmware in your case.
I don't have any heat problems with the latest firmware and the latest Viper rom. However, there is no general "best" combination. You need to find the rom that suits your needs best. This answer may not be satisfactory at all but it's the truth. One rom might be "the best" for the needs of user A but that doesn't mean that it's "the best" for user B.
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Hello again, I made my phone S-Off and I have a 3.35.401.12 and I want to have the latest viper ROM you told about (only to eliminate heat problem) for Europe, please what should I do in the most safer way, because I've read the ReadMe but still confused and a little bit afraid of breaking my phone, I hope you can be patient with me and I appreciate your time, thanks.

gondor89 said:
Hello again, I made my phone S-Off and I have a 3.35.401.12 and I want to have the latest viper ROM you told about (only to eliminate heat problem) for Europe, please what should I do in the most safer way, because I've read the ReadMe but still confused and a little bit afraid of breaking my phone, I hope you can be patient with me and I appreciate your time, thanks.
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The safest way for getting rid of the demo stuff is to follow the conversion guide in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread. The 3.35.401.12 RUU you need can be found in the RUU section. The corresponding CIDs are listed next to the SKU 401. As written before, it doesn't matter which of the CIDs for SKU 401 you choose unless it's not the Demo Unit CID HTC_002. Your MID already matches the one of the RUU since you actually don't change your firmware.
After you flashed the RUU you'll be able to install HTC's official OTAs (via the software update function of your phone) which will update your phone to android 7. After these OTAs got installed you only need to flash TWRP and the latest Viper rom. The recommended TWRP version is stated in the FAQ section and the latest viper version can be found in the dedicated thread in the development section.

Flippy498 said:
The safest way for getting rid of the demo stuff is to follow the conversion guide in the FAQ section of the ReadMe thread. The 3.35.401.12 RUU you need can be found in the RUU section. The corresponding CIDs are listed next to the SKU 401. As written before, it doesn't matter which of the CIDs for SKU 401 you choose unless it's not the Demo Unit CID HTC_002. Your MID already matches the one of the RUU since you actually don't change your firmware.
After you flashed the RUU you'll be able to install HTC's official OTAs (via the software update function of your phone) which will update your phone to android 7. After these OTAs got installed you only need to flash TWRP and the latest Viper rom. The recommended TWRP version is stated in the FAQ section and the latest viper version can be found in the dedicated thread in the development section.
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Thanks a lot, I downloaded 0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_N70_SENSE80_MR_HTC_Europe_4.14.401.7_Radio_01.01_U114401011_117.00.61117G_2_F_release_490768_signed_2_4.zip and the MD5 is correct but I couldn't extract or open the content is that normal?

gondor89 said:
Thanks a lot, I downloaded 0PJAIMG_HIMA_UHL_N70_SENSE80_MR_HTC_Europe_4.14.401.7_Radio_01.01_U114401011_117.00.61117G_2_F_release_490768_signed_2_4.zip and the MD5 is correct but I couldn't extract or open the content is that normal?
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Please re-read the RUU section and/or this thread. You can't use a 4.x RUU if your phone has firmware 3.x or lower installed. And the "unzipping problem" is explained in the FAQ section.