I have my device registerd in fastboot.
fastboot devices
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but when i issue a command, (specificcally fastboot erase system -w)
i get erasing -w .. FAILED (remote: not alllow)
Ive searched and couldnt find a specific answer
Help would be awesome., thanks!
EDITL and i am s-off, but i didnt flash the SPL/ENG
thats one thing i was considering, but wanted to get an answer
I don't think you can run fastboot commands, unless you have Engineering SPL flashed.
andythegreenguy said:
I don't think you can run fastboot commands, unless you have Engineering SPL flashed.
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ahhhhh, andi can flash that when im s-off?
cause doesnt SPL change your bootloader.
I wouldnt wanna conflict (if it does)
coffeehandle said:
ahhhhh, andi can flash that when im s-off?
cause doesnt SPL change your bootloader.
I wouldnt wanna conflict (if it does)
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Yes you can.
stayclean said:
Yes you can.
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thanks both of you
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hey all,
I temporarily have access to a N1 with the ENG s-off SPL, and I'm wondering if anyone has an idea based off previous phones of how to dump it into a file as something useful.
I'll keep looking around but I thought I'd throw the question out there.
-Dan
I believe we already have the engineering SPL. We just can't flash it. Really appreciate that you would be willing to do that, though.
coolbho3000 said:
I believe we already have the engineering SPL. We just can't flash it. Really appreciate that you would be willing to do that, though.
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Got a link to it? I hadn't seen it posted anywhere.
-Dan
overridex said:
Got a link to it? I hadn't seen it posted anywhere.
-Dan
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Here you are:
http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/nexus/hboot-0.33.2012.img
packetlss said:
Here you are:
http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/nexus/hboot-0.33.2012.img
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Thanks, I actually updated the holiday phone from 0.33.2008 with this without a problem, still ENG s-off.
-Dan
coolbho3000 said:
I believe we already have the engineering SPL. We just can't flash it. Really appreciate that you would be willing to do that, though.
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why aren't we able to flash it? Because we have non-holiday phones and they came with s-on?
overridex said:
Thanks, I actually updated the holiday phone from 0.33.2008 with this without a problem, still ENG s-off.
-Dan
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How did you flash? fastboot flash boot hboot.img ??
What is the holiday phone?
Devastatin said:
What is the holiday phone?
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It's the engineering nexus 1... aka, the phone with S-off... which allows you to flash any ROM even if it is not officially signed
xavenged said:
why aren't we able to flash it? Because we have non-holiday phones and they came with s-on?
How did you flash? fastboot flash boot hboot.img ??
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S-On and if you look at the hboot size, they are different. Eng N1 is 768kb and Shipping is 512kb
Fastboot flash hboot hboot.img Do not flash to your boot partition.
what will happen if i try to flash the SPL above? or will i not be able to due to s-on?
xavenged said:
what will happen if i try to flash the SPL above? or will i not be able to due to s-on?
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you might be able to, but it will most likely brick your phone.
craigacgomez said:
It's the engineering nexus 1... aka, the phone with S-off... which allows you to flash any ROM even if it is not officially signed
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019
S-off and S-on : Security on and off (writing directly to nand or not) , most probably not SPL linked, S-on prevents you to downgrade.
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So its a phone hardware thing.
Good to know, thanks a bunch!
saving to subscribed for info that I cannot look at at work.
-Charlie
I've heard people are looking for a way to relock the SPL on the nexus one, and to do that they need a copy of an original SPL. So I was wondering, and I am sure other android n00bs out there want to know as well, what goes in to dumping an SPL, or any image for that matter, and how come we can't dump the SPL that ships on the nexus one?
hello!
My HTC One is bootloader unlocked and i have installed a custom recovery and a custom rom. It is S-ON.
If i want to make everything stock again, what do i have to do?
Does it work to simply flash a stock rom, flash stock recovery? But how do i lock the bootloader?
MICH_** said:
hello!
My HTC One is bootloader unlocked and i have installed a custom recovery and a custom rom. It is S-ON.
If i want to make everything stock again, what do i have to do?
Does it work to simply flash a stock rom, flash stock recovery? But how do i lock the bootloader?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738
[email protected] said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358738
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It´s only mentiond how to do if you have s-off. Isnt it?
But what to do in my special case? How to lock the bootloader with s-on?
MICH_** said:
How to lock the bootloader with s-on?
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Boot into fastboot and use "fastboot oem relock" command. But note, your bootloader will show RELOCKED instead of LOCKED once you do that.
monsterfly said:
Boot into fastboot and use "fastboot oem lock" command. But note, your bootloader will show RELOCKED instead of LOCKED once you do that.
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Any way to show LOCKED ? (without s-off)
Will HTC repair the phone on warrenty when the bootloader is RELOCKED?
MICH_** said:
Any way to show LOCKED ? (without s-off)
Will HTC repair the phone on warrenty when the bootloader is RELOCKED?
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Only with S-OFF you can get it to show LOCKED again. This means few additional steps, it's not hard.
I don't know if HTC repairs RELOCKED phones under warranty.
monsterfly said:
Only with S-OFF you can get it to show LOCKED again. This means few additional steps, it's not hard.
I don't know if HTC repairs RELOCKED phones under warranty.
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The problim is i have hboot 1.54 and my fastboot and adb does not work on my current pc (do not know why, windows 8.1 is the problem. trying now the thousand time but no profit). So i have to do it on a windows xp PC to which i have not have always access to.
My firmware is 2.24.111.3
MICH_** said:
The problim is i have hboot 1.54 and my fastboot and adb does not work on my current pc (do not know why, windows 8.1 is the problem. trying now the thousand time but no profit). So i have to do it on a windows xp PC to which i have not have always access to.
My firmware is 2.24.111.3
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HBOOT 1.54 doesn't work on Windows 8.1. You can use Ubuntu 32-bit Live CD which doesn't need installation.
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HBOOT 1.54 doesn't work on Windows 8.1. You can use Ubuntu 32-bit Live CD which doesn't need installation.
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But my htc desire is also not reconized in fastboot mode on my pc...
MICH_** said:
But my htc desire is also not reconized in fastboot mode on my pc...
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there are existing threads of whom are using windows8 or .1, some installed a driver and was able to do the fastboot and adb commands. try to search a little.
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there are existing threads of whom are using windows8 or .1, some installed a driver and was able to do the fastboot and adb commands. try to search a little.
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oooh, i tried to search a little. I searched REALLY long, believe me.
MICH_** said:
oooh, i tried to search a little. I searched REALLY long, believe me.
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try this
or this
[email protected] said:
try this
or this
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I think i am on the right way now. could you please give me a link to the adb and fastboot files?
MICH_** said:
I think i am on the right way now. could you please give me a link to the adb and fastboot files?
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download and install
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So I was running stock rooted and decided to run the Google Play Edition rom the latest one. It isnt in a bootloop but when I get to the home screen the screen is black, blinks for a second and goes back to being a black screen. Was wondering if I should just let the phone die and see if I could still boot in recovery and maybe flash a backup. But as of now I dont have a phone and would appreciate someones help.
Are you S-ON? If so, did you fastboot flash the boot.img?
Also if you're S-ON, you should S-OFF immediately to avoid these types of situations in the future .
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Are you S-ON? If so, did you fastboot flash the boot.img?
Also if you're S-ON, you should S-OFF immediately to avoid these types of situations in the future .
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I guess I should add instructions to my guide on how to fastboot flash kernels, huh?
Quick question, Cap. Is fastboot flashing the kernel only required for GPE when S-on, or is it AOSP in general? Reason I ask is I haven't seen much mention of it elsewhere.
Edit: Guide updated with instructions for S-on kernel flashing. Hit the second link in my sig.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
I guess I should add instructions to my guide on how to fastboot flash kernels, huh?
Quick question, Cap. Is fastboot flashing the kernel only required for GPE when S-on, or is it AOSP in general? Reason I ask is I haven't seen much mention of it elsewhere.
Edit: Guide updated with instructions for S-on kernel flashing. Hit the second link in my sig.
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The only time fastboot flashing the kernel should ever be necessary is if the device is S-ON.
S off
Captain_Throwback said:
Are you S-ON? If so, did you fastboot flash the boot.img?
Also if you're S-ON, you should S-OFF immediately to avoid these types of situations in the future .
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I did some research I found that I should be s off but cant seem to find a way to do it. I tried the firewater way but that didnt seem to work, I heard people saying that it only works for GSM devices. Could you direct me to the source of where I can S off my device? Thanks
brothernc said:
I did some research I found that I should be s off but cant seem to find a way to do it. I tried the firewater way but that didnt seem to work, I heard people saying that it only works for GSM devices. Could you direct me to the source of where I can S off my device? Thanks
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Firewater works on all M8 variants, but some devices aren't compatible. SunShine S-OFF works on all M8s.
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Firewater works on all M8 variants, but some devices aren't compatible. SunShine S-OFF works on all M8s.
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Alright well yeah that one didnt work on my device and I tried it like 5 times. Also once Im s off....... I wanted to just go over the process so I dont mess anything up, when you said flashboot flash the boot.img what exactly did you mean? Sorry if I am asking a stupid question.
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Alright well yeah that one didnt work on my device and I tried it like 5 times. Also once Im s off....... I wanted to just go over the process so I dont mess anything up, when you said flashboot flash the boot.img what exactly did you mean? Sorry if I am asking a stupid question.
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While S-on you need to fastboot flash the boot.img. Hit the second link in my sig and read down to the portion on S-on kernel flashing. Once S-off you can just flash like normal and ignore the info above.
Sent from my HTC M8
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While S-on you need to fastboot flash the boot.img. Hit the second link in my sig and read down to the portion on S-on kernel flashing. Once S-off you can just flash like normal and ignore the info above.
Sent from my HTC M8
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So I if I fastboot flash the boot img while im s off I would have no reason to s off?
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So I if I fastboot flash the boot img while im s off I would have no reason to s off?
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Update: I flashed the kernel through fastboot and it worked sorta I got to the welcome screen where it asks me my language but then keeps boot looping. Any idea.
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So I if I fastboot flash the boot img while im s off I would have no reason to s off?
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There are other reasons to S-off. Perhaps you should read the entire Hboot guide I wrote for the M8, not just the portion regarding flashing kernels while S-on.
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There are other reasons to S-off. Perhaps you should read the entire Hboot guide I wrote for the M8, not just the portion regarding flashing kernels while S-on.
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Alright so i fixed the issue, when I flashed the rom without doing a full wipe, then flashing the SU that seemed to do the trick. Not 100% sure why but it works perfectly fine with no issued. Thanks for all your help.
hey yall I been searching and reading all forums on going back to stock. theres only regular sprint htc m8 version and nothing on the hk edition so I can get the new ota and remain on stock. ive lost my back up file when I upload a custom rom. ive tried a bunch of things like using ruu and that but kept getting an error like a 32 and a 99. I cant get the s-on to turn off to get more. idk if im doing something wrong or what but im hoping someone can shine some light this way and help me out. yes I tired the sunshine apk but it pops up need based rom etc. so.........
You have to relock to use an RUU when you're still S-ON, and you must make sure that you're using an HK RUU.
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You have to relock to use an RUU when you're still S-ON, and you must make sure that you're using an HK RUU.
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not to seem stupid but this is a learning process for me coming from iphone to android. so when u say relock u mean bootloader? n do I need to have original recovery. and when I do the ruu im using fastboot it wont cuz me to have an error again right?
Jeffymclovin said:
not to seem stupid but this is a learning process for me coming from iphone to android. so when u say relock u mean bootloader? n do I need to have original recovery. and when I do the ruu im using fastboot it wont cuz me to have an error again right?
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Yes, relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock). That'll prevent the error 92 or whichever it was. It doesn't matter what recovery is on there, as the RUU will overwrite it with stock.
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Yes, relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock). That'll prevent the error 92 or whichever it was. It doesn't matter what recovery is on there, as the RUU will overwrite it with stock.
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ok im gonna give that a try right now
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Yes, relock the bootloader (fastboot oem lock). That'll prevent the error 92 or whichever it was. It doesn't matter what recovery is on there, as the RUU will overwrite it with stock.
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ok I relocked the bootloader and fastboot the Sprint_HTC_One_M8_Harman_2.16.654.4_RUU it still wouldn't let me go any further {failed<remote: 12 signature verify fail>} is what I got
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ok I relocked the bootloader and fastboot the Sprint_HTC_One_M8_Harman_2.16.654.4_RUU it still wouldn't let me go any further {failed<remote: 12 signature verify fail>} is what I got
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Did you review the instructions on how to flash it? I believe you extract the 0P6BIMG.zip from the larger zip file, and put it on your external SD.
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Did you review the instructions on how to flash it? I believe you extract the 0P6BIMG.zip from the larger zip file, and put it on your external SD.
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yea it would kinda help if I read the instructions the right way lol I finally got it back to normal I greatly appreciate it my man but do got one more thing tho the s-on am I able to use firewater to get it off now or use sunshine apk cuz I was also having issues with that too
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yea it would kinda help if I read the instructions the right way lol I finally got it back to normal I greatly appreciate it my man but do got one more thing tho the s-on am I able to use firewater to get it off now or use sunshine apk cuz I was also having issues with that too
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You can try Firewater, but most likely you'll need to use SunShine.
I have a Sprint M8. S On. Flashed a custom rom. I need to go back to stock unrooted. the utility failed because I had the wrong firmware or something. What do I do?
I would just run the RUU against your phone. You can download it from http://dl3.htc.com.s3.amazonaws.com/application/RUU_M8_WHL_L50_SENSE60_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_4.25.651.18_Radio_1.09.20.0209_NV_SPCS_1.52_003_release_446215_signed_2.exe
primebeatz said:
I have a Sprint M8. S On. Flashed a custom rom. I need to go back to stock unrooted. the utility failed because I had the wrong firmware or something. What do I do?
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Being S-on you'll need to run a RUU with a software version newer than what you currently have installed on your device.
The ruu you sent didnt work. Error 155.
weidnerj said:
I would just run the RUU against your phone. You can download it from http://dl3.htc.com.s3.amazonaws.com/application/RUU_M8_WHL_L50_SENSE60_SPCS_MR_Sprint_WWE_4.25.651.18_Radio_1.09.20.0209_NV_SPCS_1.52_003_release_446215_signed_2.exe
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I got the same error as before
Well..it seems I need to lock the bootloader. How do I do that?
primebeatz said:
Well..it seems I need to lock the bootloader. How do I do that?
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Run the command fastboot oem lock while in Fastboot USB mode in the bootloader.
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Run the command fastboot oem lock while in Fastboot USB mode in the bootloader.
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Should this work even without firmware on the phone?
primebeatz said:
Should this work even without firmware on the phone?
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It should.
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It should.
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It wouldnt let me lock bootloader or enter any commands for that matter.
Thanks, guys. I got it all figured out now.