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[Q] Fastboot oem unlock means CID unlock? Why customer recovery?

I've been reading on unlocking, rooting, and rom flashing wiki/forum post for some days already. I'd like to clear up some question before actually rooting it.
Most procedures mentioned that, fastboot oem unlock is the first procedure.
However, what is the effect of this operation? Does it means, fastboot flash command will failed without unlock it first?
I've read a term call CID unlock, does oem unlock refers to CID unlock?
Regarding recovery mode, with the stock/vanilla recovery mode on N1, there is a options to 'apply sdcard:update.zip'. So, with a properly crafted update.zip, I can root it, am I understanding correct?
I'm puzzled on this, as all procedure I come across refers to custom recovery mode.

[email protected] said:
Most procedures mentioned that, fastboot oem unlock is the first procedure.
However, what is the effect of this operation? Does it means, fastboot flash command will failed without unlock it first?
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Yes.
[email protected] said:
I've read a term call CID unlock, does oem unlock refers to CID unlock?
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CID unlock = SIM unlock.
Read Nexus One FAQ, question 13. Link in my signature.
[email protected] said:
Regarding recovery mode, with the stock/vanilla recovery mode on N1, there is a options to 'apply sdcard:update.zip'. So, with a properly crafted update.zip, I can root it, am I understanding correct?
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Yes, if you happen to have the key with which Google sign their updates. But that's not the case - so you can't create a "properly crafted update.zip", no matter how much you try, unless you work at Google and can get this key.

Thanks very much for your answer!

[Q] Rooting After S-off

All thanks to Revolutionary I have my One s-off. Now i want to install a custom Recovery and get root access. I would like to know the steps.
I have been trying to find out the procedures but looks like a lot of reading has confused me.

Pranay Kamdar said:
All thanks to Revolutionary I have my One s-off. Now i want to install a custom Recovery and get root access. I would like to know the steps.
I have been trying to find out the procedures but looks like a lot of reading has confused me.
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Just follow the normal guides that are already on here...the process is the same. You might also have to use Revolutionary to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery image, tho

EddyOS said:
Just follow the normal guides that are already on here...the process is the same. You might also have to use Revolutionary to unlock the bootloader to flash the recovery image, tho
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Do i have to use any diff command for unlocking bootloader? I did -s O -u comand in ADB. Hope that unlocked my boot loader. or is there a way to know if its unlocked or not?
if its unlocked i flash recovery and it gets rooted?
Sorry m a bit too confused after reading so much. Just dont wanna lose my handset so being a bit safe.

Pranay Kamdar said:
Do i have to use any diff command for unlocking bootloader? I did -s O -u comand in ADB. Hope that unlocked my boot loader. or is there a way to know if its unlocked or not?
if its unlocked i flash recovery and it gets rooted?
Sorry m a bit too confused after reading so much. Just dont wanna lose my handset so being a bit safe.
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To check just boot Hboot and if you see "UNLOCKED" at the toof the screen you should have root permissions. To flash a custom recovery you can use the Toolkit you find under Development section of the forum or simply through fastboot with " fastboot flash recovery (recoveryname)". Eg if your recovery is called " CWM5.img" the command is " fastboot flash recovery CWM5.img". Then from your custom recovery you can flash custom rims
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[Q] New HTCOne owner who is confused with rooting it, help!

Hi, I just got my HTCOne and I want to root it because I want flash a custom rom (ViperOneRom)
But coming from Galaxy S3 this rooting thing with HTCOne makes me all confused... So I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with
1. Do I need to Unlock Bootloader to be able to flash custom roms (or to root)?
2. Can I unroot and get my warranty back? I have seen several videos and tutorials but they get the "relocked" thing in the bootloader and I don´t think the warrenty will be back if thats still there.
3. Is there any easy and safe way to root and unroot the keep my warranty?
4. What is s-off and s-on, what do I need it for and what can I do with it? Do I need to change anything there when I root/unroot? Can it be changed back and forth?
Thanks in advance

sopaj96 said:
Hi, I just got my HTCOne and I want to root it because I want flash a custom rom (ViperOneRom)
But coming from Galaxy S3 this rooting thing with HTCOne makes me all confused... So I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with
1. Do I need to Unlock Bootloader to be able to flash custom roms (or to root)?
2. Can I unroot and get my warranty back? I have seen several videos and tutorials but they get the "relocked" thing in the bootloader and I don´t think the warrenty will be back if thats still there.
3. Is there any easy and safe way to root and unroot the keep my warranty?
4. What is s-off and s-on, what do I need it for and what can I do with it? Do I need to change anything there when I root/unroot? Can it be changed back and forth?
Thanks in advance
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Hello,
1. Yes, you will need an unlocked bootloader. Also to flash a recovery.
2. You can only get back to 'locked' if you are able to use revone s-off. Otherwise you can relock the bootloader.
3. You can get back to stock, but before flashing a different Rom check if they have an ruu or cwm zip for your device. But you cannot make it seem you haven't unlocked the bootloader without revone.
4. S-Off doesn't root the device. And most of it's features are explained (kinda) above.
5. You can check out my toolkit in my signature below if you would like an easy way of doing all this. or try it manually yourself.
Hope this helps!!
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

sopaj96 said:
Hi, I just got my HTCOne and I want to root it because I want flash a custom rom (ViperOneRom)
But coming from Galaxy S3 this rooting thing with HTCOne makes me all confused... So I have a few questions that I hope you can help me with
1. Do I need to Unlock Bootloader to be able to flash custom roms (or to root)?
2. Can I unroot and get my warranty back? I have seen several videos and tutorials but they get the "relocked" thing in the bootloader and I don´t think the warrenty will be back if thats still there.
3. Is there any easy and safe way to root and unroot the keep my warranty?
4. What is s-off and s-on, what do I need it for and what can I do with it? Do I need to change anything there when I root/unroot? Can it be changed back and forth?
Thanks in advance
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1. Yes
2. Yes, if you're s-off
3. Yes, plenty of tutorials and toolkits available, just search.
4. s-off will allow you to flash firmware, radio, change your CID, change bootloader status etc.
I suggest you read up and familiarise yourself on everything before you root.
Sent from my HTC One

squabbi said:
Hello,
1. Yes, you will need an unlocked bootloader. Also to flash a recovery.
2. You can only get back to 'locked' if you are able to use revone s-off. Otherwise you can relock the bootloader.
3. You can get back to stock, but before flashing a different Rom check if they have an ruu or cwm zip for your device. But you cannot make it seem you haven't unlocked the bootloader without revone.
4. S-Off doesn't root the device. And most of it's features are explained (kinda) above.
5. You can check out my toolkit in my signature below if you would like an easy way of doing all this. or try it manually yourself.
Hope this helps!!
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
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Hi, thanks for your reply!
What do you mean with, if you can use s-off? How do I check if I can use it... Can it be done before rooting`?

Arkangel786 said:
1. Yes
2. Yes, if you're s-off
3. Yes, plenty of tutorials and toolkits available, just search.
4. s-off will allow you to flash firmware, radio, change your CID, change bootloader status etc.
I suggest you read up and familiarise yourself on everything before you root.
Sent from my HTC One
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Can I turn s-off without root? How do I check if its already off?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183942
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sopaj96 said:
Can I turn s-off without root? How do I check if its already off?
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You can use s-off without rooting. Also you can check if you can use it by rebooting into fastboot mode. And looking at the hboot version.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

If you have hboot 1.44 you can s-off. This means you'll be able to turn off the tampered flag and lock the boot loader. You can also flash any RUU to return to stock. If you're on hboot 1.54 you have to use HTCDev to unlock the boot loader and will only be able to relock it. You will also have to use RUUs that match your CID, and they will need to be the same or newer than your current firmware.
Read up on s-off though, it may sound good, but it also greatly increases your ability to brick the phone.
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CoryTallman said:
If you have hboot 1.44 you can s-off. This means you'll be able to turn off the tampered flag and lock the boot loader. You can also flash any RUU to return to stock. If you're on hboot 1.54 you have to use HTCDev to unlock the boot loader and will only be able to relock it. You will also have to use RUUs that match your CID, and they will need to be the same or newer than your current firmware.
Read up on s-off though, it may sound good, but it also greatly increases your ability to brick the phone.
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My HBoot is version 1.54... Does this mean I am f**ked? No way to root and go back to warranty if I want?

Find someone with a java card, or accept the possibility that rooting may void your warranty.
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CoryTallman said:
Find someone with a java card, or accept the possibility that rooting may void your warranty.
Sent from my One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Javacard people in sweden, Don´t think so :/
Do you think it will be hacked in the near future? ( a year ) if thats the case I could root now... I am not the person that breaks my phone, never have...
What do you think I should do?

sopaj96 said:
Javacard people in sweden, Don´t think so :/
Do you think it will be hacked in the near future? ( a year ) if thats the case I could root now... I am not the person that breaks my phone, never have...
What do you think I should do?
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There's rumors that the Revolutionary team is making progress on 1.55, but as I said no one can tell you if it's going to happen until it does.
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[Q] S-off but bootloader locked stock recovery and no root

Hi guys, I have been trying to restore my device to stock and I think I misread something or made a mistake. Anyhow here is where I am..
Hboot 1.55
Phone is S-off
Bootloader is Relocked
I do not have root and I am at stock recovery.
I do not seem to be able to unlock my bootloader using fastboot oem unlock. When I try to push SU or a Custom recovery I get Failed Remote not allowed.
Can anyone point me to how I should go about getting root or the boot loader unlocked?
Thanks so much!

Goto htc Dev to unlock bootloader
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SaHiLzZ said:
Goto htc Dev to unlock bootloader
sent from my mobile device
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I was worried about doing this because in another thread somewhere someone suggested this and then someone else jumped all over them saying that this was causing all kinds of issues. While waiting for a reply it dawned on me that I still had my original unlock bin so I unlocked it using the original command. And then was able to complete the steps to un-tamper my device.
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to me this community has been an excellent resource.

How to gain root with S-Off but bootloader locked

Hi,
My device is currently S-Off. I don't have root anymore and I relocked my bootloader. I'd like to be able to remove the test device message but all the links I found requires to have root or to go back to S-On. I tried using HTC DEV to unlock my bootloader again to flash custom recovery and then to flash supersu.zip but it didn't unlock my bootloader. I also tried to just do a fastboot boot customrecovery.img and also didn't work. Any idea if with S-Off, bootloacker relocked, no root access, I can removed the HTC test device message?
thanks

stoned99 said:
Hi,
My device is currently S-Off. I don't have root anymore and I relocked my bootloader. I'd like to be able to remove the test device message but all the links I found requires to have root or to go back to S-On. I tried using HTC DEV to unlock my bootloader again to flash custom recovery and then to flash supersu.zip but it didn't unlock my bootloader. I also tried to just do a fastboot boot customrecovery.img and also didn't work. Any idea if with S-Off, bootloacker relocked, no root access, I can removed the HTC test device message?
thanks
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Check out this thread on unlocking your bootloader without HTCDev. If you are able to do that, then you should be able to flash a custom recovery. You can use the Guru Bootloader Reset tool to remove the tampered sign and I think the test device will go away.

majmoz said:
Check out this thread on unlocking your bootloader without HTCDev. If you are able to do that, then you should be able to flash a custom recovery. You can use the Guru Bootloader Reset tool to remove the tampered sign and I think the test device will go away.
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Thanks for the reply. That's what I was referring to but I can't run that since I don't have root access. If there could be a temporary way of getting root access with a locked bootloader and s-off, that could probably work to use what's being said in your link

1) Which is the best recovery? C-Mod or TWRP or any other, i mean i want that to support maximum number of stable roms and that is widely used by developers. Can you suggest me a link?
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2) For any rooting procedure you first have to S-Off, then unlock the bootloader, root, then install a recovery and flash a ROM..........right?
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3) How to be S-Off and rooted and have Locked as a message on the bootloader?

phsetaknev said:
Which is the best recovery? C-Mod or TWRP or any other, i mean i want that to support maximum number of stable roms and that is widely used by developers. Can you suggest me a link?
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That's not the goal of this thread but I'll still answer
It's up to you. I personnaly prefer TWRP over CWM but there's also Philz custom CWM that his pretty good.

stoned99 said:
That's not the goal of this thread but I'll still answer
It's up to you. I personnaly prefer TWRP over CWM but there's also Philz custom CWM that his pretty good.
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Yeah i know , but my internet is **** here and i could not search more :crying: also posted another questions, if you may please answer them as well

stoned99 said:
Thanks for the reply. That's what I was referring to but I can't run that since I don't have root access. If there could be a temporary way of getting root access with a locked bootloader and s-off, that could probably work to use what's being said in your link
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Have you tried Weak Sauce to get root? I thought about it after reading about firewater s-off. This is a temp-root.

majmoz said:
Have you tried Weak Sauce to get root? I thought about it after reading about firewater s-off. This is a temp-root.
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Yes I tried but as soon as I opened the app it crashed. oh well, doesn't really matter. I'm selling the phone as is (I bought the M8 )

majmoz said:
Have you tried Weak Sauce to get root? I thought about it after reading about firewater s-off. This is a temp-root.
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stoned99 said:
Yes I tried but as soon as I opened the app it crashed. oh well, doesn't really matter. I'm selling the phone as is (I bought the M8 )
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if you're still looking for this, root access is available in custom recovery (so no need to mess with the ROM), and with s-off you can flashed a masked firmware using ruu mode:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52649709&postcount=266
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54076760&postcount=300