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[Q] I have S-ON... why?!

OK, so I unlocked my HTC one bootloader with the 'legit' method (as it came with android 4.2.2) via the HTC site.
I have TWRP, tried a bunch of custom roms and a couple of different kernels.
Well, I decided that I liked a previous kernel and went back to re-flash it again. It wouldn't work. When doing it the phone would just reboot every time, or simply freeze on trying to do it.
After a while, I noticed that S-OFF was S-ON again :S
I haven't made an intentional attempt of switching it back again.
Not sure even how it happened!
Any ideas how to get S-OFF again? And maybe any ideas why it may have reverted on it's own accord?
Thanks,
Mark.

I don't think it was ever S-Off; the HTCDev site unlock keeps security on. And as to my knowledge Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 has HBoot 1.54. Someone double check me on that... But yeah, you can't S-Off now with HBoot 1.54; only 1.44 is supported. If your HBoot is 1.44, then just do it through Revone; Google "Revone S-Off" and you will find the XDA thread on how to do it.

yorkies88888 said:
I don't think it was ever S-Off; the HTCDev site unlock keeps security on. And as to my knowledge Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 has HBoot 1.54. Someone double check me on that... But yeah, you can't S-Off now with HBoot 1.54; only 1.44 is supported. If your HBoot is 1.44, then just do it through Revone; Google "Revone S-Off" and you will find the XDA thread on how to do it.
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OK, that's fair enough, I probably was under the false assumption that I had S-OFF and didn't.
Having said that, I was also under the assumption that to flash a kernel, S-OFF was required?
Am I wrong on that? I have definitely managed to flash a couple of them already, and now they won't do so. Any thoughts on what could be causing that, if this isn't the issue?
Thanks,
Mark.

Nope, with the One, we can flash the kernel in recovery with s-on.
Only in some device like One X/S/V we can't do this without s-off.
However, from htcdev you will only unlock the bootloader, you will stay with s-on

Guich said:
Nope, with the One, we can flash the kernel in recovery with s-on.
Only in some device like One X/S/V we can't do this without s-off.
However, from htcdev you will only unlock the bootloader, you will stay with s-on
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OK, thanks for the consise info.
Based on this though, can you think of any reason that I wouldn't be able to flash a kernel?
It was working fine, and now it isn't.
I've tried elementalx and bulletproof.
I can set them both up through the aroma installer, but when it actually comes to flashing, as I already stated, the script starts and my phone either freezes or reboots.
Kinda annoying

You can flash any kernel with s-on.
I flashed they before achived the s-off
So, aroma will freeze?
Try the faux and report the log here

cacoe said:
OK, thanks for the consise info.
Based on this though, can you think of any reason that I wouldn't be able to flash a kernel?
It was working fine, and now it isn't.
I've tried elementalx and bulletproof.
I can set them both up through the aroma installer, but when it actually comes to flashing, as I already stated, the script starts and my phone either freezes or reboots.
Kinda annoying
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This is an aroma bug. Came with an update to the aroma installer, not kernel related. Current fix is to retry process until it works.
AT&T HTC M7ul
Baad Newz's InsertCoin 3.4-2
Flar2's Bulletproof 6.2

Guich said:
You can flash any kernel with s-on.
I flashed they before achived the s-off
So, aroma will freeze?
Try the faux and report the log here
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Faux123 worked great! Presumebly because it doesn't use an aroma script. Thanks a load, it actually has more features than the other ROMs that I had tried

HTC one gpe(converted) boot loop after 4.4

Hey all , minutes ago the 4.4 update was downloaded via OTA on my converted GPE htc one. I pressed install and when it went to recovery i get the error message "set metadata recursive" error , and the device dosnt even boot anymore. Any ideas what might be the problem ?

Izzymane said:
Hey all , minutes ago the 4.4 update was downloaded via OTA on my converted GPE htc one. I pressed install and when it went to recovery i get the error message "set metadata recursive" error , and the device dosnt even boot anymore. Any ideas what might be the problem ?
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Sounds like you have a custom recovery? If so try stock GE recovery
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Nah I have the android guy with a red exclamation mark

Wow.. That's a lot of people with same issue.

SaHiLzZ said:
Wow.. That's a lot of people with same issue.
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I have the exact same problem. I can get into the stock recovery but my device is not recognized in fastboot or adb

I got the same error when attempting to sideload 4.4 on my phone which I had previously converted to 4.3 GPE (rooted) using the instructions in the developer's forum. Guess it's time to do a full reflash.

I guess doing a full reflash is not gonna fix it. I would suggest flashing the stock recovery again and give it another shot.

Izzymane said:
I guess doing a full reflash is not gonna fix it. I would suggest flashing the stock recovery again and give it another shot.
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are you guys s-on or s-off, newest 4.4 seems to bootloop with S-On devices!!

nkk71 said:
are you guys s-on or s-off, newest 4.4 seems to bootloop with S-On devices!!
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I'm s-off with rumrunner

Then why not flash the full 4.4 RUU zip from GPE conversion thread?

SaHiLzZ said:
Then why not flash the full 4.4 RUU zip from GPE conversion thread?
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True but I prefer OTA's , they just make more sense

Izzymane said:
I'm s-off with rumrunner
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seems like lots of issues with 4.4,
from @makbil:
It seems only s-off, 4.4 compatible recovery and a clean flash are required. If all 3 are not met -> bootloop
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EDIT: just noticed you're supposed to be 100% stock (converted), so the above quote shouldnt apply to you, i guess, sorry

could someone list the correct things to do to make a clean conversion?
thnaks

I'm also S-off with rumrunner, H-boot 1.54.
Flashed the RUU for 4.4 and all is fine. Luckily I backed up the data I cared about beforehand, just in case.

[Q] flashing rom s-on

I have an AT&T variant m7 running 4.1.2 and I'm gonna be unlocking, flashing tarp, and rooting. I am looking to install the newest viperone Rom and am wondering if I can do this s-on or not, I've read some stuff that says I have to flash boot.img after and some that says before, and others that say I don't need that step at all! I just wanna get this straightened out so I don't screw up. Any help would be appreciated and if there are any other suggestions I'd be happy to hear them
Thank you.

dirtrider129 said:
I have an AT&T variant m7 running 4.1.2 and I'm gonna be unlocking, flashing tarp, and rooting. I am looking to install the newest viperone Rom and am wondering if I can do this s-on or not, I've read some stuff that says I have to flash boot.img after and some that says before, and others that say I don't need that step at all! I just wanna get this straightened out so I don't screw up. Any help would be appreciated and if there are any other suggestions I'd be happy to hear them
Thank you.
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Get S-off try revone and rumrunner or firewater (don't skip this step)
after your s-off flash the 3.xx.502.x RUU
now flash TWRP 2.6.3.3 and then the ViperOne rom

clsA said:
Get S-off try revone and rumrunner or firewater (don't skip this step)
after your s-off flash the 3.xx.502.x RUU
now flash TWRP 2.6.3.3 and then the ViperOne rom
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So after I unlock bootloader, flash twrp, and root, once I get s-off, do I need to re-flash the stock recovery before flashing RUU, then flash twrp again then flash viper? Also why the RUU, I just want to understand what I'm doing and why. Thank you so much for your help, I'm definitely a noob and am really interested in this world.

dirtrider129 said:
So after I unlock bootloader, flash twrp, and root, once I get s-off, do I need to re-flash the stock recovery before flashing RUU, then flash twrp again then flash viper? Also why the RUU, I just want to understand what I'm doing and why. Thank you so much for your help, I'm definitely a noob and am really interested in this world.
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skip the stock recovery step .. after your s-off you can flash the RUU even unlocked... your flashing the RUU to get your hboot / touch screen drivers and radio more up to date.

clsA said:
skip the stock recovery step .. after your s-off you can flash the RUU even unlocked... your flashing the RUU to get your hboot / touch screen drivers and radio more up to date.
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Oh ok, now I understand. Thanks

clsA said:
skip the stock recovery step .. after your s-off you can flash the RUU even unlocked... your flashing the RUU to get your hboot / touch screen drivers and radio more up to date.
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Once I flash the RUU zip, will I lose root also?

dirtrider129 said:
Once I flash the RUU zip, will I lose root also?
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of course you'll have to re-flash recovery and root again

revone failing
clsA said:
of course you'll have to re-flash recovery and root again
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Ok so I after having a bunch of issues with htcdev site I finally unlocked my bootloader using the kingo program, then I flashed twrp 2633 and rooted although I forgot to erase cache after flashing twrp. At first it didn't boot in recovery, just booted up normally but it worked the second time, after rooting root checker said I didn't have proper root but after rebooting again it says it is rooted. Superuser said I need to update binaries wasn't sure how but I read somewhere to install superSU from playstore. Anyways that's not really my issue, just thought I'd let u know it was goin. When I try running revone, after I run ./revone.bin -P I'm getting revone fail error -6. Coundnt find a strait answer so thought I'd check here. Thanks all and let me know if u need any other info
Dirtrider129

dirtrider129 said:
Ok so I after having a bunch of issues with htcdev site I finally unlocked my bootloader using the kingo program, then I flashed twrp 2633 and rooted although I forgot to erase cache after flashing twrp. At first it didn't boot in recovery, just booted up normally but it worked the second time, after rooting root checker said I didn't have proper root but after rebooting again it says it is rooted. Superuser said I need to update binaries wasn't sure how but I read somewhere to install superSU from playstore. Anyways that's not really my issue, just thought I'd let u know it was goin. When I try running revone, after I run ./revone.bin -P I'm getting revone fail error -6. Coundnt find a strait answer so thought I'd check here. Thanks all and let me know if u need any other info
Dirtrider129
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I'm not sure why you want to S-off. You have now unlocked, changed recovery, and rooted. You can simply download viper one rom and flash it from recovery. You dont need to flash any boot.img for m7. I hope that helps. If you still want to S-off use rumrunner. revone is not supported for bootloader that comes with 4.1.2. Do note that you cannot s-on again once you s-off the device.

coolshritz said:
I'm not sure why you want to S-off. You have now unlocked, changed recovery, and rooted. You can simply download viper one rom and flash it from recovery. You dont need to flash any boot.img for m7. I hope that helps. If you still want to S-off use rumrunner. revone is not supported for bootloader that comes with 4.1.2. Do note that you cannot s-on again once you s-off the device.
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I was getting s-off because I was told to get s-off so I could flash the 3.17 ruu to update my hboot/ touchscreen drivers and radio before flashing viper, which I figured so viper would run smoother. I'm a noob just getting into modding. I have a AT&T HTC one running on crickets new gsm network and since I can't get OTAs I first wanted to just get up to 4.4 and sense 6 but then I figured I'd just go custom Rom.

dirtrider129 said:
I was getting s-off because I was told to get s-off so I could flash the 3.17 ruu to update my hboot/ touchscreen drivers and radio before flashing viper, which I figured so viper would run smoother. I'm a noob just getting into modding. I have a AT&T HTC one running on crickets new gsm network and since I can't get OTAs I first wanted to just get up to 4.4 and sense 6 but then I figured I'd just go custom Rom.
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It is not mandatory to S-Off to flash a rom. Your rom will anyway work in a good way.

clsA said:
skip the stock recovery step .. after your s-off you can flash the RUU even unlocked... your flashing the RUU to get your hboot / touch screen drivers and radio more up to date.
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Well after failing with revone, rumrunner, and firewater I went ahead and flashed viper, and everything was fine. I can't help be bugged by the fact that you told me to get s-off and flash that ruu to get the updated radio and touchscreen drivers, I read that I need a 4.2 Rom to get revone to work so I am gonna give it another try. I tried running firewater with ARHD and it said that it had an anti-firewater patch. So I am just curious as to what the importance of having the updated hboot, radio, and touchscreen drivers. I just feel like I should still get it done since u told me not to skip that step, not to mention later on down the line when I get more familiar with all of this dev and modding stuff I might want to do other things that require a-off. Thanks for all your help and info . Before I continue with it I made a backup of viper with the setting and themes I've set up, after I get s-off and flash the ruu, should I 're-flash the Rom or can I restore my backup with out changing any of the updated software, I didn't think the Rom would have anything to do with it but I just wanna make sure. Thanks

dirtrider129 said:
Well after failing with revone, rumrunner, and firewater I went ahead and flashed viper, and everything was fine. I can't help be bugged by the fact that you told me to get s-off and flash that ruu to get the updated radio and touchscreen drivers, I read that I need a 4.2 Rom to get revone to work so I am gonna give it another try. I tried running firewater with ARHD and it said that it had an anti-firewater patch. So I am just curious as to what the importance of having the updated hboot, radio, and touchscreen drivers. I just feel like I should still get it done since u told me not to skip that step, not to mention later on down the line when I get more familiar with all of this dev and modding stuff I might want to do other things that require a-off. Thanks for all your help and info . Before I continue with it I made a backup of viper with the setting and themes I've set up, after I get s-off and flash the ruu, should I 're-flash the Rom or can I restore my backup with out changing any of the updated software, I didn't think the Rom would have anything to do with it but I just wanna make sure. Thanks
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you can restore your backup with the new firmware
for firewater you needed ARHD + ElementalX kernel
it mark just fine with the ViperOne rom also
Revone only works on hboot 1.44 and android 4.1.2 and/or 4.2.2

clsA said:
you can restore your backup with the new firmware
for firewater you needed ARHD + ElementalX kernel
it mark just fine with the ViperOne rom also
Revone only works on hboot 1.44 and android 4.1.2 and/or 4.2.2
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Do you think firewater will work with viper+Elemental X kernel? If I used the same guide as with ARHD. I tried to s-off with revone by flashing a 4.2.2 viper Rom but I lost all signal and service, so I restored my backup. Also I was wondering since I'm running the 3.17 ruu to update radio and stuff , should I use the 4.18 ruu since its newer? Thanks again for all the help.
UPDATE: Well ran firewater since coudnt get revone to work , took all of like 45 seconds and it said device is s-off. Couldn't believe it after all the trouble I've had.Awesome!

[Q] S OFF Help please

I am rooted unlocked. I have tried to get s off using revone and it failed. I have the M7 with HBOOT 1.57 and software 5.03.651.3, sense 6. I can not find a method to gain S OFF for this setup. Can someone tell me if there is a way?
I also cannot install xposed frame work following the instructions for the HTC One apk and .zip.
Am I alone or are others having the same issues?
TIA

dug13 said:
I am rooted unlocked. I have tried to get s off using revone and it failed. I have the M7 with HBOOT 1.57 and software 5.03.651.3, sense 6. I can not find a method to gain S OFF for this setup. Can someone tell me if there is a way?
I also cannot install xposed frame work following the instructions for the HTC One apk and .zip.
Am I alone or are others having the same issues?
TIA
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you'll have to use firewater or sunshine to get s-off with that hboot.

Aldo101t said:
you'll have to use firewater or sunshine to get s-off with that hboot.
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I am on stock kit kat, will firewater work with 1.57?
Also has anybody sett up xposed framework on a 5.03.651.3 software with hboot 1.57?

dug13 said:
I am on stock kit kat, will firewater work with 1.57?
Also has anybody sett up xposed framework on a 5.03.651.3 software with hboot 1.57?
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I think firewater will work with a custom kernel
as far as xposed it should work ok. I've been using it right along but I have an engineered bootloader.shouldn't make any difference
you install xposed framework as an apk, not a zip, install the apk like any other apk then install the framework from within the apk and reboot to activate

Aldo101t said:
I think firewater will work with a custom kernel
as far as xposed it should work ok. I've been using it right along but I have an engineered bootloader.shouldn't make any difference
you install xposed framework as an apk, not a zip, install the apk like any other apk then install the framework from within the apk and reboot to activate
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thanks for the replies. So if understand corectly with my stock rooted set up (see OP) there is no current way to gain S OFF?

dug13 said:
thanks for the replies. So if understand corectly with my stock rooted set up (see OP) there is no current way to gain S OFF?
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no, there are people who have attained s-off with 1.57, can't remember their set ups but it can be done. just check through the forums you'll find what you need.

dug13 said:
thanks for the replies. So if understand corectly with my stock rooted set up (see OP) there is no current way to gain S OFF?
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@Aldo101t I think it'll work if you flash CM11.
EDIT: Not 100% sure though, but I'll read around and see what I can find. If I remember correctly, firewater uses a kernel exploit so it does depend on what ROM you use. Kangaroo Kernel for example, since it uses the newest stuff is not supported by firewater.
EDIT2: Got some proof to back my claim.

StormyNight said:
@Aldo101t I think it'll work if you flash CM11.
EDIT: Not 100% sure though, but I'll read around and see what I can find. If I remember correctly, firewater uses a kernel exploit so it does depend on what ROM you use. Kangaroo Kernel for example, since it uses the newest stuff is not supported by firewater.
EDIT2: Got some proof to back my claim.
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I did this using the latest CM11 build, and firewater said:
The first bottle is open
chugging..........
whelp, that bottle is empty, opening bottle 2
chugging..........
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I let it sit there for 30 minutes, despite the 2 minute warning, and it didn't do anything. I have the exact same HBOOT as OP. Not sure what to do.

Pew446 said:
I did this using the latest CM11 build, and firewater said:
I let it sit there for 30 minutes, despite the 2 minute warning, and it didn't do anything. I have the exact same HBOOT as OP. Not sure what to do.
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I finally got it, here is what I did and used in hopes it will help OP:
First, I was stuck at the white HTC Logo thing, and that was cause I was missing the radio somehow. I got the latest from here and flashed it in recovery.
Then I flashed this ROM.
Then I flashed this Kernel. <-- Important!
Then follow the firewater instructions, and it should work first time.
Let me know if you need help, OP, I might be able to help.

Pew446 said:
I finally got it, here is what I did and used in hopes it will help OP:
First, I was stuck at the white HTC Logo thing, and that was cause I was missing the radio somehow. I got the latest from here and flashed it in recovery.
Then I flashed this ROM.
Then I flashed this Kernel. <-- Important!
Then follow the firewater instructions, and it should work first time.
Let me know if you need help, OP, I might be able to help.
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Thanks for confirming that you can get s off- But I do not want to put a custom rom or kernel on, hard to believe this is the only way to get S off with HB 1.57
Curious though- does firewater or any other methods allow you to turn it back to S on and remove the *TAMPERED* flag like revone does?
Also the kernel you posted says its for JB roms- I have KK.

What if?
dug13 said:
Thanks for confirming that you can get s off- But I do not want to put a custom rom or kernel on, hard to believe this is the only way to get S off with HB 1.57
Curious though- does firewater or any other methods allow you to turn it back to S on and remove the *TAMPERED* flag like revone does?
Also the kernel you posted says its for JB roms- I have KK.
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Would creating a twrp backup of my stock rom and kernel, then installing a custom kernel to use firewater for S OFF, Could I return to the stock kernel via TWRP and would the phone remain in S OFF?

dug13 said:
Would creating a twrp backup of my stock rom and kernel, then installing a custom kernel to use firewater for S OFF, Could I return to the stock kernel via TWRP and would the phone remain in S OFF?
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Yes Just be careful not to wipe your SD card (or copy it to your computer to be sure)

Finally something works!
Pew446 said:
I finally got it, here is what I did and used in hopes it will help OP:
First, I was stuck at the white HTC Logo thing, and that was cause I was missing the radio somehow. I got the latest from here and flashed it in recovery.
Then I flashed this ROM.
Then I flashed this Kernel. <-- Important!
Then follow the firewater instructions, and it should work first time.
Let me know if you need help, OP, I might be able to help.
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Pew, I wish I had stumbled across your thread much earlier! I have been attempting to S-off my Sprint M7 for three days with no luck on a ridiculous number of combinations! Your method outlined above was the first one to work and it took no time at all! Thanks for being a lifesaver bud. :good::good:

Doomers said:
Pew, I wish I had stumbled across your thread much earlier! I have been attempting to S-off my Sprint M7 for three days with no luck on a ridiculous number of combinations! Your method outlined above was the first one to work and it took no time at all! Thanks for being a lifesaver bud. :good::good:
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No problem! I had just as much trouble as you did, nothing was working, but finally some combination did the trick. I hope this keeps helping people in the future.

This unfortunately did not work for me (same boat).

[Q] HTC One M7 Problem to become S-off

I have a Problem to claim S off Status,
I have tried with Cm11 nightlys and snapshots
And with insertcoin and arhd too
With Sense Roms i have the Problem, my phone is rebooting without any
Commands from me or the PC, random reboots.....
Tried other s off methods too, rumrunner and firewater
All this failed, i have s on Status
My bootloader is 1.57
Twrp is installed
Bootloader is unlocked
But IMEI and Baseband Version says: Unknown

Smilex93 said:
I have a Problem to claim S off Status,
I have tried with Cm11 nightlys and snapshots
And with insertcoin and arhd too
With Sense Roms i have the Problem, my phone is rebooting without any
Commands from me or the PC, random reboots.....
Tried other s off methods too, rumrunner and firewater
All this failed, i have s on Status
My bootloader is 1.57
Twrp is installed
Bootloader is unlocked
But IMEI and Baseband Version says: Unknown
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Firewater is discontinued and will not work, rumrunner isn't for hboot1.57.
Sunshine is the only method available for 1.57

Hello, i have the Problem and Smilex posted for me.
The thing is, that sunshine makes some checks wether it is possible or not.
But alll sense-roms are crashing after teo minutes. So i cant usw sunshine. Only if i flash cm it doesnt crash. But i think it crashes because of the unknown imei und baseband.
So i ask wether anybody know a rom which is not as near to sense as Android HD Revolution and the others but use a kernel which is sunshine possible and dont let my phone reboot each two minutes...

ok, nobody can help me. bye htc one.

lukas22497 said:
Hello, i have the Problem and Smilex posted for me.
The thing is, that sunshine makes some checks wether it is possible or not.
But alll sense-roms are crashing after teo minutes. So i cant usw sunshine. Only if i flash cm it doesnt crash. But i think it crashes because of the unknown imei und baseband.
So i ask wether anybody know a rom which is not as near to sense as Android HD Revolution and the others but use a kernel which is sunshine possible and dont let my phone reboot each two minutes...
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If youre trying to s-off with sunshine,you need a completely stock rom.i had a near stock rom & because the ramdisk was debuggable in boot.img,sunshine failed.i went back to 4.3 stock that i had a nandroid backup for.i would suggest using an RUU to get back to stock,if youre s on it shouldnt matter and i can confirm that the hboot for 4.3(1.57.xxxx) is compatabile with sunshine,because thats the hboot i had.
EDIT:my bad,i just found out you cannot use an RUU with an s-on device.im gunna see if i can find a zip without needing the use of an RUU.
Edit2: heres a link to an htc guru stock package for the m7.
You can flash this through fastboot,NOT recovery.
If you need commands or are unsure what to do,post back
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_3-62-401-1-zip/

GotHeart said:
Edit2: heres a link to an htc guru stock package for the m7.
You can flash this through fastboot,NOT recovery.
If you need commands or are unsure what to do,post back
http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/guru_reset_m7_3-62-401-1-zip/
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Wow talk about mis information this is totally Wrong. A guru reset is always flashed with TWRP (2.6.3.3 Preferred)
And it's not really what he needs anyway it's too old
If your software is indeed x.xx.401 try this one >> https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358543706

thank you for chiming in.ive been out of the HTC device game for awhile.i appreciate the correction.